La Merced District | |
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![]() Footbridge across Mantaro River in Chaypara, La Merced District | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Churcampa |
Founded | November 30, 1945 |
Capital | La Merced |
Government | |
• Mayor | Irineo Guevara Pacheco |
Area | |
• Total | 69 km2 (27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,632 m (8,635 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 587 |
• Density | 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090505 |
La Merced District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa in Peru. [1]
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (53.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]
12°47′18″S74°21′32″W / 12.7882°S 74.3589°W