Quillo District

Quillo
Q'illu
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Yungay
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Quillo
Government
 • Mayor Luis Antonio Palomino Palacios
Area
 • Total 373.83 km2 (144.34 sq mi)
Elevation 1,252 m (4,108 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 11,990
 • Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 022005

Quillo (from Quechua Q'illu, meaning "yellow") is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Paka Qutu at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.74% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, 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°19′01″S 78°04′59″W / 9.31694°S 78.08306°W / -9.31694; -78.08306

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