Locroja District

Coordinates: 12°44′25″S 74°26′30″W / 12.7403°S 74.4417°W / -12.7403; -74.4417
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Locroja
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceChurcampa
FoundedJanuary 21, 1875
CapitalLocroja
Government
 • MayorGerman Quispe Yangali
Area
 • Total76.76 km2 (29.64 sq mi)
Elevation
3,379 m (11,086 ft)
Population
 • Total4,930
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090506

Locroja District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa 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 (85.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


12°44′25″S 74°26′30″W / 12.7403°S 74.4417°W / -12.7403; -74.4417