Mosoc Llacta District

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Mosoc Llacta
Musuq Llaqta
District
Mosoc Llacta District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Acomayo
FoundedNovember 11, 1964
Capital Mosoc Llacta
Government
 •  Mayor Florentino Soto Kille
Area
 • Total
43.61 km2 (16.84 sq mi)
Elevation
3,802 m (12,474 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
1,768
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080204

Mosoc Llacta (from Quechua Musuq Llaqta, meaning "new town") is one of seven districts of the province Acomayo in Peru. [1]

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.19%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.75% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

See also

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. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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