Jacas Chico District
Jacas Chico | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Huánuco |
Province | Yarowilca |
Founded | April 20, 1960 |
Capital | San Cristóbal de Jacas Chico |
Government | |
• Mayor | Santiago Salvador Palacios |
Area | |
• Total | 68.4 km2 (26.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,795 m (12,451 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 2,356 |
• Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 101105 |
Jacas Chico District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca 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 (50.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 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)
Coordinates: 9°51′46″S 76°32′10″W / 9.8627°S 76.5360°W
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