Musga District
Musga District is one of eight districts of the province Mariscal Luzuriaga in Peru.[1]
Musga | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Mariscal Luzuriaga |
Founded | May 12, 1962 |
Capital | Musga |
Government | |
• Mayor | Manuel Teodosio Soto Evangelista |
Area | |
• Total | 39.72 km2 (15.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,970 m (9,740 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,148 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 021308 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.87% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- (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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
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