Pueblo Libre District, Huaylas
Pueblo Libre Waqra | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Huaylas |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Pueblo Libre |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paul Cristian Diaz Vasquez |
Area | |
• Total | 130.99 km2 (50.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,492 m (8,176 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 6,810 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 021207 |
Pueblo Libre District is one of ten districts of the province Huaylas in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language that the majority of the population (89.935320%) learned to speak in childhood, while 9.837337% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 9°06′53″S 77°49′03″W / 9.11472°S 77.81750°W
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