Carmen Salcedo District

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Carmen Salcedo

Antamarka
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Lucanas
FoundedDecember 28, 1943
Capital Andamarca
Government
   Mayor Hugo Calixto Quispe Delgado
Area
  Total473.66 km2 (182.88 sq mi)
Elevation
3,437 m (11,276 ft)
Population
  Total1,768
  Density3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050604

Carmen Salcedo District is one of twenty-one districts of the Lucanas Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Waytayuq at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.24% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Lucanas Province 2, Ayacucho Region
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°41′38″S74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417