Musga District
Musga | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Mariscal Luzuriaga |
| Founded | May 12, 1962 |
| Capital | Musga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manuel Teodosio Soto Evangelista |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.72 km2 (15.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,970 m (9,740 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,148 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021308 |
Musga District is one of eight districts of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province 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 (83.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.87% 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 2008-04-23 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
| Aija | |
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| Antonio Raymondi | |
| Asunción | |
| Bolognesi | |
| Carhuaz | |
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Casma | |
| Corongo | |
| Huaraz | |
| Huari | |
| Huarmey | |
| Huaylas | |
| Mariscal Luzuriaga | |
| Ocros | |
| Pallasca | |
| Pomabamba | |
| Recuay | |
| Santa | |
| Sihuas | |
| Yungay | |
8°51′10″S 77°21′14″W / 8.85266°S 77.35375°W
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