Belén District, Sucre Explained

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.

History

Belén District was created by Law No.15231 in Nov 23, 1964, during first term of President Fernando Belaúnde

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:

Population

The population of Belén is 611 people, 292 men and 319 women.[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 (79.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Authorities

Mayors

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://desa.inei.gob.pe/ INEI
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe