Luis Carranza District

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Luis Carranza
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province La Mar
Founded December 11, 1963
Capital Pampas
Government
 • Mayor Socrates Gutierrez Alarcon
Area
 • Total 207.64 km2 (80.17 sq mi)
Elevation 2,952 m (9,685 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,455
 • Density 12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050506

Luis Carranza District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar in Peru.[1]

Annexes of Luis Carranza District

  • Ancamarca
  • Ahua
  • Huachinga
  • Amaccoto
  • Asnaccpampa
  • Ccopayoc
  • Ccayhuayoc
  • Parobamba
  • Tucubamba
  • Mechecc
  • Chaupiloma
  • Chaquipuqio
  • Sayripata
  • Chinchipata
  • Petecc
  • Mollepucro
  • Paccaypampa
  • Moyocc
  • Pampas
  • Huaiccohuasi

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.72% 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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