Carmen Salcedo District Explained

Carmen Salcedo
Native Name:Antamarka
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ayacucho
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Lucanas
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:December 28, 1943
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Andamarca
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Hugo Calixto Quispe Delgado
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:473.66
Elevation M:3437
Population Total:1768
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:050604

Carmen Salcedo District is one of twenty-one districts of the Lucanas Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Waytayuq at approximately 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 (56.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.24% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

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Notes and References

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