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La Merced District, Churcampa

Coordinates: 12°47′18″S 74°21′32″W / 12.7882°S 74.3589°W / -12.7882; -74.3589
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La Merced District
Footbridge across Mantaro River in Chaypara, La Merced District
Footbridge across Mantaro River in Chaypara, La Merced District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceChurcampa
FoundedNovember 30, 1945
CapitalLa Merced
Government
 • MayorIrineo Guevara Pacheco
Area
 • Total69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Elevation
2,632 m (8,635 ft)
Population
 • Total587
 • Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090505

La Merced District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa 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 (53.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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)


12°47′18″S 74°21′32″W / 12.7882°S 74.3589°W / -12.7882; -74.3589