Canaria District
Appearance
Canaria | |
---|---|
Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Víctor Fajardo |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Canaria |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marino Fortunato Raymundo Conde |
Area | |
• Total | 263.88 km2 (101.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,025 m (9,925 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,415 |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 051005 |
Canaria District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)