Jacas Grande District

Jacas Grande
District

Jacas Grande
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huamalíes
Founded October 29, 1923
Capital Jacas Grande
Government
  Mayor Romer Trinidad Rojas
Area
  Total 236.99 km2 (91.50 sq mi)
Elevation 3,615 m (11,860 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,923
  Density 29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100504

Jacas Grande District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 (80.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°32′23″S 76°44′14″W / 9.5397°S 76.7371°W / -9.5397; -76.7371

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