Secclla District

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Secclla
Siqlla
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Angaraes
FoundedApril 15, 1955
Capital Secclla
Government
 •  Mayor Orlando Valenzuela Ore
Area
 • Total167.99 km2 (64.86 sq mi)
Elevation
3,340 m (10,960 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,210
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090312

Secclla District is one of twelve districts of the Angaraes Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 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 (88.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.24% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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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 Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica 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)

Coordinates: 13°03′04″S74°29′02″W / 13.0512°S 74.4839°W / -13.0512; -74.4839

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