Belén District, Sucre
Appearance
Belén District | |
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![]() Location of Belen in the Sucre province | |
Country | ![]() |
Department | ![]() |
Province | Sucre |
Founded | November 23, 1964 |
Capital | Belén |
Subdivisions | 4 populated places |
Government | |
• Mayor | Julián Elías Cárdenas Pérez |
Area | |
• Total | 41.46 km2 (16.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,195 m (10,482 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 611 |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 050902 |
Belén is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
History
[edit]Belén District was created by Law No.15231 in Nov 23, 1964, during first term of President Fernando Belaúnde
Administrative division
[edit]The populated places in the district are:[1]
- Belen
- Socos
- Cochayocc
- Cuije
Population
[edit]The population of Belén is 611 people, 292 men and 319 women.[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 (79.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Authorities
[edit]Mayors
[edit]- 2011-2014: Julián Elías Cárdenas Pérez.
- 2007-2010: José Luis Romero Sheron.
Festivities
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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)