Matacoto District

Matacoto
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Yungay
Founded November 7, 1955
Capital Matacoto
Government
  Mayor Pedro Hercilio Bejar Colonia
Area
  Total 43.65 km2 (16.85 sq mi)
Elevation 2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,474
  Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 022004

Matacoto District is one of eight districts of the province Yungay 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 (78.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.10% 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°10′42″S 77°44′57″W / 9.17833°S 77.74917°W / -9.17833; -77.74917

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