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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