Palca District, Huancavelica

Palca
P'allqa
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Huancavelica
Founded June 8, 1959
Capital Palca
Area
  Total 82.08 km2 (31.69 sq mi)
Elevation 3,650 m (11,980 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,527
  Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090114

Palca District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica 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 (70.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.49% 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: 12°39′24″S 74°58′50″W / 12.6567°S 74.9806°W / -12.6567; -74.9806

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/25/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.