Paico District
Paico | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Sucre |
Capital | |
Subdivisions | 11 populated places |
Area | |
• Total | 79.65 km2 (30.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,073 m (10,082 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 978 |
• Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 050907 |
Paico is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
Population[]
The population of Paico (2005 census) is 978 people, 507 men and 471 women.[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 (80.74%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Administrative division[]
The populated places in the district are:[1]
- Paico
- Sihui
- Santa Cruz de Ccarmencca
- Charamarca
- Pallccapampa (Ccalluri)
- Layrata
- Anchani
- Ccochapata
- Ccasahuasi
- Analayocc
- Santarccocha
References[]
- ^ a b INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W
Categories:
- Ayacucho Region geography stubs
- Districts of the Ayacucho Region
- Districts of the Sucre Province