Olleros District, Huaraz

Olleros District is one of twelve districts of the province Huaraz in Peru.[1]

Olleros
District
The Cordillera Blanca with Shaqsha (center) as seen from the southwest
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuaraz
FoundedOctober 16, 1933
CapitalOlleros
Government
 • MayorSixto Feliciano Blacido León
Area
 • Total222.91 km2 (86.07 sq mi)
Elevation
3,336 m (10,945 ft)
Population
 • Total2,761
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020108

Geography

The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district 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 (67.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.17% 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 of the Huaraz Province (Ancash 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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