Shilla District

Shilla
District

Coat of arms
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carhuaz
Founded December 14, 1934
Capital Shilla
Government
 • Mayor Juan Felix Puntillo Limas
Area
 • Total 130.19 km2 (50.27 sq mi)
Elevation 3,910 m (12,830 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,221
 • Density 25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 020609
Website munishilla.gob.pe

Shilla District is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz 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 (96.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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: 9°13′59″S 77°40′01″W / 9.23306°S 77.66694°W / -9.23306; -77.66694


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