Locroja District

Locroja District is one of ten districts of the Churcampa Province in Peru.[1]

Locroja
District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceChurcampa
FoundedJanuary 21, 1875
CapitalLocroja
Government
 • MayorGerman Quispe Yangali
Area
 • Total76.76 km2 (29.64 sq mi)
Elevation
3,379 m (11,086 ft)
Population
 • Total4,930
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090506

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Q'asa at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Churcampa Province (Huancavelica Region)
  3. 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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