San Luis District, Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald

San Luis
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

  1. (Spanish) 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)

Coordinates: 9°04′59″S 77°21′00″W / 9.08306°S 77.35000°W / -9.08306; -77.35000

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