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DeutschPaico District
Paico | |
|---|---|
 Location of Paico in the Sucre province | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Sucre |
| Capital | Paico |
| Subdivisions | 11 populated places |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.65 km2 (30.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,073 m (10,082 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 978 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050907 |
Paico is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
Population
[edit]The population of Paico (2005 census) is 978 people, 507 men and 471 women.[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 (80.74%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Administrative division
[edit]The populated places in the district are:[1]
- Paico
- Sihui
- Santa Cruz de Ccarmencca
- Charamarca
- Pallccapampa (Ccalluri)
- Layrata
- Anchani
- Ccochapata
- Ccasahuasi
- Analayocc
- Santarccocha
References
[edit]- ^ a b INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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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