Santa Rosa District, La Mar
Santa Rosa District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar in Peru.[1]
Santa Rosa | |
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| Country |  |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | La Mar |
| Founded | November 6, 1992 |
| Capital | Santa Rosa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Prof. Meliton Pariona Pareja |
| Area | |
| • Total | 372.27 km2 (143.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 10,717 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050507 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (65.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 33.53% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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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| Cangallo | |
| Huamanga | |
| Huanca Sancos | |
| Huanta | |
| La Mar | |
| Lucanas | |
| Parinacochas | |
| Paucar del Sara Sara | |
| Sucre | |
| Víctor Fajardo | |
| Vilcas Huamán | |
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