Cangallo District

Cangallo
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Cangallo
Capital Cangallo
Government
  Mayor Percy Colos Ayala
Area
  Total 188.58 km2 (72.81 sq mi)
Elevation 2,577 m (8,455 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 7,045
  Density 37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050201

Cangallo District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo 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 (75.10%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.48% 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)