Olleros District, Huaraz

Olleros
District
The Cordillera Blanca with Shaqsha (center) as seen from the southwest
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Huaraz
Founded	October 16, 1933
Capital	Olleros
Government
•  Mayor	Sixto Feliciano Blacido León
Area
• Total	222.91 km2 (86.07 sq mi)
Elevation	3,336 m (10,945 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,761
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	020108

Olleros District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below: ^[2]

• Ararankha
• Arway
• Kashan
• Puma Waqanqa
• Ruriq
• Shaqsha
• Tuqtu
• Tuqtu Punta
• Urwashrahu
• Wamash Punta
• Yanarahu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.17% 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 of the Huaraz Province (Ancash 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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