Alcamenca District Explained

Alcamenca
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Peru
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ayacucho
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Víctor Fajardo
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:January 9, 1936
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Alcamenca
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Edwin Luciano Campos Cisneros
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:125.11
Elevation M:3200
Population Total:1974
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:051002

Alcamenca 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 (93.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.30% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe