Canaria District

Canaria District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]

Canaria
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceVíctor Fajardo
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalCanaria
Government
  MayorMarino Fortunato Raymundo Conde
Area
  Total263.88 km2 (101.88 sq mi)
Elevation
3,025 m (9,925 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total3,415
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO051005

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.08% 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 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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