Luricocha District

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Luricocha
Luriqucha
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceHuanta
Capital
Government
 • MayorAmerico Paulino Ludeña Tello
Area
 • Total130.04 km2 (50.21 sq mi)
Elevation
2,580 m (8,460 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total5,782
 • Density44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050405

Luricocha District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups[]

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. The majority of the population (65.24%) learnt to speak Quechua in child. 34.44% of the residents' native language is Spanish (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 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: 12°51′S 74°16′W / 12.850°S 74.267°W / -12.850; -74.267

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