Laria District
Laria District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru.[1]
Laria | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Huancavelica |
Founded | June 23, 1962 |
Capital | Laria |
Government | |
• Mayor | Urbano Cuicapuza Huamancaja |
Area | |
• Total | 78.45 km2 (30.29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,861 m (12,667 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 1,391 |
• Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090109 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (64.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.82% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- 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)
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