El Carmen District, Churcampa

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El Carmen District
District
El Carmen District, Churcampa
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Churcampa
FoundedJune 10, 1955
Capital Paucarbambilla
Government
 •  Mayor Remigio Ñahui Ccora
Area
 • Total
73.12 km2 (28.23 sq mi)
Elevation
3,114 m (10,217 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,195
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090504

El Carmen District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa, in Peru. [1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.77% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

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. ↑ 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)

12°43′38″S74°28′52″W / 12.7272°S 74.4810°W / -12.7272; -74.4810


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