Morcolla District Explained

Morcolla
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:Sucre
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
P1:31 populated places
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:December 21, 1956
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Morcolla
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:289.34
Elevation M:3459
Population Total:2190
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:050906

Morcolla is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Population

The population of Morcolla is 2,190 people, 1,088 men and 1,102 women.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Rasuwillka at approximately 5000m (16,000feet). 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 (85.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:[1]

References

-14.6939°N -74.1242°W

Notes and References

  1. http://desa.inei.gob.pe/ INEI
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Sucre Province (Ayacucho Region)
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe