Santa María del Valle District
Santa María del Valle | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Huánuco |
Province | Huánuco |
Capital | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Anibal Edmundo Solorzano Ponce |
Area | |
• Total | 481.9 km2 (186.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,916 m (6,286 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 18,918 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 100109 |
Santa María del Valle District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco 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 (63.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
Categories:
- Districts of the Huánuco Region
- Districts of the Huánuco Province
- Huánuco Region geography stubs