Los Morochucos District

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Los Morochucos
Muru Chuku
Los Morochucos District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Cangallo
FoundedApril 12, 1957
Capital Pampa Cangallo
Government
 •  Mayor Sergio Dipaz Cisneros
Area
 • Total
262.59 km2 (101.39 sq mi)
Elevation
3,330 m (10,930 ft)
Population
 • Total
8,016
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050203

Los Morochucos (from Quechua Muru Chuku) is one of six districts of the Cangallo Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Usnu at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 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 (93.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.34% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cangallo Province (Ayacucho Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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