Pichirhua District

Pichirhua
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Abancay
Founded November 19, 1839
Capital Pichirhua
Government
  Mayor Marcelino Montes Aguilar
Area
  Total 370.69 km2 (143.12 sq mi)
Elevation 2,726 m (8,944 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,564
  Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030107

Pichirhua District is one of the nine districts of the province Abancay 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 (77.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.25% 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 Digital. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 13°51′47″S 73°04′23″W / 13.86306°S 73.07306°W