Molino District

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Molino
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvincePachitea
FoundedNovember 29, 1918
Capital
Government
 • MayorRaul Rivera Encarnacion
Area
 • Total235.5 km2 (90.9 sq mi)
Elevation
2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total12,426
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO100803

Molino District is one of four districts of the province Pachitea 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 (80.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.72% 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 2008-04-23 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: 9°54′41″S 76°00′58″W / 9.9113°S 76.0160°W / -9.9113; -76.0160

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