Fidel Olivas Escudero District

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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
 • Total204.82 km2 (79.08 sq mi)
Elevation
2,650 m (8,690 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,242
 • 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

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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. ↑ 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)

Coordinates: 8°51′10″S77°21′14″W / 8.85266°S 77.35375°W / -8.85266; -77.35375


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