María Parado de Bellido District

María Parado de Bellido
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Cangallo
Founded June 18, 1962
Capital Pomabamba
Government
  Mayor Delia Roca Curi
Area
  Total 129.13 km2 (49.86 sq mi)
Elevation 3,236 m (10,617 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,047
  Density 24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050204

María Parado de Bellido District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo 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 (96.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.32% 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: 13°36′17″S 74°14′11″W / 13.6047°S 74.2363°W / -13.6047; -74.2363

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