Fidel Olivas Escudero District

Fidel Olivas Escudero
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceMariscal Luzuriaga
FoundedMay 5, 1960
CapitalSanachgan
Government
 • MayorAlex Edmundo Mancisidor Pasco
Area
 • Total
204.82 km2 (79.08 sq mi)
Elevation
2,650 m (8,690 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,242
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021304

Fidel Olivas Escudero District is one of eight districts of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province in Peru.[1]

History

The district is named after Bishop Fidel Olivas Escudero.[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 (97.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

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. ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop José María Carpenter Aponte [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  3. ^ 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

8°51′10″S 77°21′14″W / 8.85266°S 77.35375°W / -8.85266; -77.35375


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