El Oro District
El Oro District | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Antabamba |
| Founded | August 18, 1961 |
| Capital | Ayahuay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicanor Oswaldo Quispe Lopez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 68.81 km2 (26.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,280 m (10,760 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 509 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030302 |
El Oro District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba 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 (79.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.92% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ 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)
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