Rosario District, Acobamba

Rosario
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Acobamba
Founded November 24, 1955
Capital Rosario
Government
 • Mayor Magno Tuscano Huamani
Area
 • Total 97.07 km2 (37.48 sq mi)
Elevation 3,640 m (11,940 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 6,791
 • Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090208

Rosario District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba 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 (97.21%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.57% 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: 12°43′16″S 74°34′57″W / 12.7211°S 74.5825°W / -12.7211; -74.5825

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