Canaria District

"Canaria" redirects here. For other uses, see Canarias.
Canaria
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceVíctor Fajardo
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalCanaria
Government
 • MayorMarino Fortunato Raymundo Conde
Area
 • Total
263.88 km2 (101.88 sq mi)
Elevation
3,025 m (9,925 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,415
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Canaria District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.08% 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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