Musga District

Musga
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Mariscal Luzuriaga
Founded May 12, 1962
Capital Musga
Government
 • Mayor Manuel Teodosio Soto Evangelista
Area
 • Total 39.72 km2 (15.34 sq mi)
Elevation 2,970 m (9,740 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,148
 • Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 021308

Musga 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 (83.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.87% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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