Cangallo District

Cangallo
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Cangallo
Capital Cangallo
Government
  Mayor Percy Colos Ayala
Area
  Total 188.58 km2 (72.81 sq mi)
Elevation 2,577 m (8,455 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 7,045
  Density 37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050201

Cangallo District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo 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 (75.10%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (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)

Coordinates: 13°37′45″S 74°08′40″W / 13.6293°S 74.1444°W / -13.6293; -74.1444

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