El Oro District
El Oro District | |
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District | |
Country |
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Region | Apurímac |
Province | Antabamba |
Founded | August 18, 1961 |
Capital | Ayahuay |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nicanor Oswaldo Quispe Lopez |
Area | |
• Total | 68.81 km2 (26.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,280 m (10,760 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 509 |
• Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 030302 |
El Oro District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba 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 (79.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.92% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 7, 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: 14°12′29″S 73°03′58″W / 14.20806°S 73.06611°W
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