Eleazar Guzman Barron District

Eleazar Guzmán Barrón
Pampachakra
District

The Pampachakra valley. Its stream flows to Yanamayu, a tributary of the Marañón River.
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Mariscal Luzuriaga
Founded December 13, 1985
Capital Pampachacra
Government
  Mayor José Moises Menacho Sotomayor
Area
  Total 93.96 km2 (36.28 sq mi)
Elevation 2,950 m (9,680 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,222
  Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021303

Eleazar Guzmán Barrón District is one of eight districts of the province Mariscal Luzuriaga 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 (96.73%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

See also

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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 8°51′10″S 77°21′14″W / 8.85266°S 77.35375°W / -8.85266; -77.35375

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/19/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.