San Cristóbal District, Lucanas
San Cristóbal | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Lucanas |
Founded | March 25, 1986 |
Capital | San Cristóbal |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luis Paulino Rojas Alfaro |
Area | |
• Total | 391.83 km2 (151.29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,550 m (11,650 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 2,097 |
• Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 050615 |
San Cristóbal District is one of twenty-one districts of the province Lucanas 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 (90.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.19% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
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: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W
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