El Carmen District, Churcampa
El Carmen District | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Churcampa |
| Founded | June 10, 1955 |
| Capital | Paucarbambilla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Remigio Ñahui Ccora |
| Area | |
• Total | 73.12 km2 (28.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,114 m (10,217 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,195 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090504 |
El Carmen District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa, 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 (85.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.77% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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)
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| Acobamba | |
| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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