Margos District
Margos | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Huánuco |
| Founded | September 10, 1906 |
| Capital | Margos, Peru |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Simion Casimiro Castro Esteban |
| Area | |
• Total | 282.53 km2 (109.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,539 m (11,611 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,323 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 100105 |
Margos District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco 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 (70.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.83% 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 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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| Ambo | |
| Dos de Mayo | |
| Huacaybamba | |
| Huamalíes | |
| Huánuco | |
| Lauricocha | |
| Leoncio Prado | |
| Marañón | |
| Pachitea | |
| Puerto Inca | |
| Yarowilca | |
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