Santiago de Pischa District
Appearance
Santiago de Pischa | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Huamanga |
Capital | San Pedro de Cachi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pelayo Santiago Pareja |
Area | |
• Total | 114.94 km2 (44.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,188 m (10,459 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,643 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 050111 |
Santiago de Pischa District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga 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 (76.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)