Eleazar Guzman Barron District

Eleazar Guzmán Barrón
Pampachakra
District
The Pampachakra valley. Its stream flows to Yanamayu, a tributary of the Marañón River.
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Mariscal Luzuriaga
Founded December 13, 1985
Capital Pampachacra
Government
 • Mayor José Moises Menacho Sotomayor
Area
 • Total 93.96 km2 (36.28 sq mi)
Elevation 2,950 m (9,680 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,222
 • Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 021303

Eleazar Guzmán Barrón District is one of eight districts of the province Mariscal Luzuriaga 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 (96.73%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 3.10% began with Spanish.[2]

See also

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 8°51′10″S 77°21′14″W / 8.85266°S 77.35375°W / -8.85266; -77.35375

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