Carapo District Explained

Carapo
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ayacucho
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Huanca Sancos
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:January 2, 1857
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Carapo
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Abraham Quispe León
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:241.34
Elevation M:3188
Population Total:2548
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:050302

Carapo District is one of four districts of the Huanca Sancos Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wayta Wayta at 4800m (15,700feet). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

-13.8371°N -74.3157°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancasancos Province (Ayacucho Region)
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe