Fidel Olivas Escudero District

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Fidel Olivas Escudero
Fidel Olivas Escudero District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Mariscal Luzuriaga
FoundedMay 5, 1960
Capital Sanachgan
Government
   Mayor Alex Edmundo Mancisidor Pasco
Area
  Total
204.82 km2 (79.08 sq mi)
Elevation
2,650 m (8,690 ft)
Population
  Total
2,242
  Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 021304

Fidel Olivas Escudero District is one of eight districts of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province in Peru. [1]

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History

The district is named after Bishop Fidel Olivas Escudero. [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 (97.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

See also

See also

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. Cheney, David M. "Bishop José María Carpenter Aponte [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

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