Llumpa District

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Llumpa
District
Llumpa
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Mariscal Luzuriaga
Founded October 28, 1889
Capital Llumpa
Government
  Mayor Justiniano Victor Chavez Barrozo
Area
  Total 143.27 km2 (55.32 sq mi)
Elevation 3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,149
  Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021306

Llumpa 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 (95.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.12% 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°55′01″S 77°22′01″W / 8.917°S 77.367°W / -8.917; -77.367

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