San José de Ticllas District

San José de Ticllas
Tiklla(s)
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
Founded June 20, 1955
Capital Ticllas
Government
 • Mayor Edgar Sulca León
Area
 • Total 64.34 km2 (24.84 sq mi)
Elevation 3,268 m (10,722 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,325
 • Density 36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050109

San José de Ticllas District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga 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 (83.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.28% 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°07′57″S 74°20′00″W / 13.1324°S 74.3333°W / -13.1324; -74.3333

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