San Miguel de Aco District explained

San Miguel de Aco
Native Name:Aqu
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ancash
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Carhuaz
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:December 7, 1953
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Aco
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Tomas Severiano Gutierrez Lliuya
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:133.89
Elevation M:2925
Population Total:2353
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:020608

San Miguel de Aco District is one of eleven districts of the Carhuaz Province in Peru.[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 (96.98%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.90% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

-8.367°N -77.65°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe