San Nicolás District, Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald

San Nicolás District
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceCarlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
FoundedJune 6, 1983
CapitalSan Nicolás
Government
 • MayorDamasco Lidio Olortegui Romero
Area
 • Total
197.39 km2 (76.21 sq mi)
Elevation
2,875 m (9,432 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,762
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020702

San Nicolás District is one of three districts of the province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald 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 (95.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.36% 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)

8°51′00″S 77°07′59″W / 8.85000°S 77.13306°W / -8.85000; -77.13306


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