María Parado de Bellido District

María Parado de Bellido
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Cangallo
Founded June 18, 1962
Capital Pomabamba
Government
 • Mayor Delia Roca Curi
Area
 • Total 129.13 km2 (49.86 sq mi)
Elevation 3,236 m (10,617 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,047
 • Density 24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050204

María Parado de Bellido 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 (96.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 13°36′17″S 74°14′11″W / 13.6047°S 74.2363°W / -13.6047; -74.2363

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