Oyolo District

Oyolo District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara in Peru.[1]

Oyolo
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvincePaucar del Sara Sara
CapitalOyolo
Government
  MayorFelix Marcelino Canre Torres
Area
  Total820.13 km2 (316.65 sq mi)
Elevation
3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total1,277
  Density1.6/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050806

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.69% 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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