San Luis District, Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
San Luis | |
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District | |
Church of San Luis | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald |
Capital | San Luis |
Government | |
• Mayor | Wilder Carlos Fitzcarrald Bravo |
Area | |
• Total | 256.45 km2 (99.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,131 m (10,272 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 11,887 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 020701 |
San Luis District is one of three districts of the province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald 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 (88.73%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.87 % 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. 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)
Coordinates: 9°04′59″S 77°21′00″W / 9.08306°S 77.35000°W
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