Llochegua District

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Llochegua
Lluchiwa
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huanta
Founded September 14, 2000
Capital Llochegua
Government
 • Mayor Pedro Maximo Lopez Carbajal
Area
 • Total 713.71 km2 (275.56 sq mi)
Elevation 530 m (1,740 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 11,897
 • Density 17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050408

Llochegua District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta 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 (66.25%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.81% 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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