Socos District
Socos | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Huamanga |
Founded | June 14, 1968 |
Capital | Socos |
Government | |
• Mayor | Edgar Cristan Meneses |
Area | |
• Total | 81.75 km2 (31.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,400 m (11,200 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 7,454 |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 050112 |
Socos District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga 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 (95.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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: 13°12′39″S 74°17′15″W / 13.2108°S 74.2875°W
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