Apongo District

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Apongo
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Víctor Fajardo
Founded May 13, 1936
Capital Apongo
Government
 • Mayor Sabina Cusi Chamba
Area
 • Total 171.58 km2 (66.25 sq mi)
Elevation 3,068 m (10,066 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 630
 • Density 3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 051003

Apongo District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo 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 (87.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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