San Miguel District, La Mar
Appearance
San Miguel | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | La Mar |
Capital | San Miguel |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eulogio Vila Montaño |
Area | |
• Total | 902.98 km2 (348.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,661 m (8,730 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,185 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 050501 |
San Miguel District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar 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 (84.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.64% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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)