Surcubamba District

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Surcubamba
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Capital Surcubamba
Government
  Mayor Ismael Chavez Gutarra
Area
  Total 230.88 km2 (89.14 sq mi)
Elevation 2,585 m (8,481 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,098
  Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090717

Surcubamba District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja 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 (89.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.99% 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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