La Merced District, Churcampa

La Merced
District

Footbridge across Mantaro River in Chaypara, La Merced District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Churcampa
Founded November 30, 1945
Capital La Merced
Government
 • Mayor Irineo Guevara Pacheco
Area
 • Total 69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Elevation 2,632 m (8,635 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 587
 • Density 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090505

La Merced District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa 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 (53.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 12°47′18″S 74°21′32″W / 12.7882°S 74.3589°W / -12.7882; -74.3589

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