Salcahuasi District
District in Huancavelica, Peru
Salcahuasi | |
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District | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Tayacaja |
| Founded | June 18, 1987 |
| Capital | Salcahuasi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mauro Ruben Inocente Morales |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117.98 km2 (45.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,150 m (10,330 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 3,811 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090715 |
Salcahuasi District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja 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 (89.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.69% 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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