Llochegua District
Llochegua
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Huanta |
| Founded | September 14, 2000 |
| Capital | Llochegua |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Maximo Lopez Carbajal |
| Area | |
• Total | 713.71 km2 (275.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,897 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050408 |
Llochegua District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (66.25%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ (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)
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| Cangallo | |
| Huamanga | |
| Huanca Sancos | |
| Huanta | |
| La Mar | |
| Lucanas | |
| Parinacochas | |
| Paucar del Sara Sara | |
| Sucre | |
| Víctor Fajardo | |
| Vilcas Huamán | |
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