Oyolo District

Coordinates: 15°10′45″S 73°11′06″W / 15.1792°S 73.1850°W / -15.1792; -73.1850
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Oyolo
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvincePaucar del Sara Sara
CapitalOyolo
Government
 • MayorFelix Marcelino Canre Torres
Area
 • Total820.13 km2 (316.65 sq mi)
Elevation
3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Population
 • Total1,277
 • Density1.6/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050806

Oyolo District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara 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 (62.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.69% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)


15°10′45″S 73°11′06″W / 15.1792°S 73.1850°W / -15.1792; -73.1850