Sancos District, Huanca Sancos
Appearance
Sancos | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Huanca Sancos |
Capital | Huanca Sancos |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cirilo Pacheco Vilchez |
Area | |
• Total | 1,289.7 km2 (498.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,408 m (11,181 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,144 |
• Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 050301 |
Sancos District is one of four districts of the province Huanca Sancos 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 (60.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.51% 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 Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)