Jacas Chico District

Jacas Chico District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.[1]

Jacas Chico
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceYarowilca
FoundedApril 20, 1960
CapitalSan Cristóbal de Jacas Chico
Government
  MayorSantiago Salvador Palacios
Area
  Total68.4 km2 (26.4 sq mi)
Elevation
3,795 m (12,451 ft)
Population
  Total2,356
  Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO101105

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in 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)

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