Shilla District

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Shilla
District

Coat of arms
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carhuaz
Founded December 14, 1934
Capital Shilla
Government
  Mayor Juan Felix Puntillo Limas
Area
  Total 130.19 km2 (50.27 sq mi)
Elevation 3,910 m (12,830 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,221
  Density 25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020609
Website munishilla.gob.pe

Shilla District is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz 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 (96.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.23% 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: 9°13′59″S 77°40′01″W / 9.23306°S 77.66694°W / -9.23306; -77.66694

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