Musga District

Musga
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Mariscal Luzuriaga
Founded May 12, 1962
Capital Musga
Government
  Mayor Manuel Teodosio Soto Evangelista
Area
  Total 39.72 km2 (15.34 sq mi)
Elevation 2,970 m (9,740 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,148
  Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021308

Musga 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 (83.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.87% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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°51′10″S 77°21′14″W / 8.85266°S 77.35375°W