Los Morochucos District

Los Morochucos
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Cangallo
Founded April 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 (2005 census)
 • Total 8,016
 • Density 31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050203

Los Morochucos District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo in Peru.[1]

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).[2]

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 13°33′24″S 74°11′44″W / 13.5568°S 74.1955°W / -13.5568; -74.1955

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