Fidel Olivas Escudero District
Fidel Olivas Escudero | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Mariscal Luzuriaga |
Founded | May 5, 1960 |
Capital | Sanachgan |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alex Edmundo Mancisidor Pasco |
Area | |
• Total | 204.82 km2 (79.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,650 m (8,690 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,242 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 021304 |
Fidel Olivas Escudero District is one of eight districts of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province in Peru.[1]
History
[edit]The district is named after Bishop Fidel Olivas Escudero.[2]
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 (97.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop José María Carpenter Aponte [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
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