San Francisco de Ravacayco District

San Francisco de Rivacayco
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Parinacochas
Founded April 23, 1960
Capital San Francisco de Rivacayco
Government
 • Mayor Godofredo Agripino Chiara Quirhuayo
Area
 • Total 99.83 km2 (38.54 sq mi)
Elevation 2,852 m (9,357 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 551
 • Density 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050707

San Francisco de Rivacayco District is one of eight districts of the province Parinacochas 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 (73.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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