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Congalla District

Coordinates: 12°57′22″S 74°29′32″W / 12.9560°S 74.4923°W / -12.9560; -74.4923
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Congalla
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAngaraes
FoundedSeptember 3, 1941
CapitalCongalla
Government
 • MayorCesario León Ramos
Area
 • Total215.64 km2 (83.26 sq mi)
Elevation
3,523 m (11,558 ft)
Population
 • Total4,762
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090306

Congalla District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes 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 (94.08%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.38% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


12°57′22″S 74°29′32″W / 12.9560°S 74.4923°W / -12.9560; -74.4923