San Miguel District, La Mar

San Miguel
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province La Mar
Capital San Miguel
Government
  Mayor Eulogio Vila Montaño
Area
  Total 902.98 km2 (348.64 sq mi)
Elevation 2,661 m (8,730 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 19,185
  Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050501

San Miguel District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar 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 (84.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.64% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 13°00′49″S 73°58′51″W / 13.0136°S 73.9807°W / -13.0136; -73.9807

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