Molino District

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Molino
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Pachitea
Founded November 29, 1918
Capital Molino
Government
  Mayor Raul Rivera Encarnacion
Area
  Total 235.5 km2 (90.9 sq mi)
Elevation 2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 12,426
  Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100803

Molino District is one of four districts of the province Pachitea 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 (80.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.72% 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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