San Nicolás District, Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald

San Nicolás
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
Founded June 6, 1983
Capital San Nicolás
Government
  Mayor Damasco Lidio Olortegui Romero
Area
  Total 197.39 km2 (76.21 sq mi)
Elevation 2,875 m (9,432 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,762
  Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020702

San Nicolás 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 (95.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.36% 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: 8°51′00″S 77°07′59″W / 8.85000°S 77.13306°W / -8.85000; -77.13306

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