Belén District | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Ayacucho |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Sucre |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 4 populated places |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | November 23, 1964 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Belén |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Julián Elías Cárdenas Pérez |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 41.46 |
Elevation M: | 3195 |
Population Total: | 611 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 050902 |
Belén is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
Belén District was created by Law No.15231 in Nov 23, 1964, during first term of President Fernando Belaúnde
The populated places in the district are:
The population of Belén is 611 people, 292 men and 319 women.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]