Carmen Salcedo District

Carmen Salcedo
Antamarka
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Lucanas
Founded December 28, 1943
Capital Andamarca
Government
  Mayor Hugo Calixto Quispe Delgado
Area
  Total 473.66 km2 (182.88 sq mi)
Elevation 3,437 m (11,276 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,768
  Density 3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050604

Carmen Salcedo District is one of twenty-one districts of the province Lucanas 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 (56.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.24% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (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)

Coordinates: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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