Carmen Salcedo District is one of twenty-one districts of the Lucanas Province in Peru.[1]
Carmen Salcedo
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Lucanas |
| Founded | December 28, 1943 |
| Capital | Andamarca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hugo Calixto Quispe Delgado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 473.66 km2 (182.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,437 m (11,276 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,768 |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050604 |
Geography
editOne of the highest mountains of the district is Waytayuq at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Ichhu Urqu Pata
- Inka Pallanka
- Inka Phaqcha
- Kunturillu
- Llallawa
- Pichqaqucha
- P'isqu Pukyu
- Ruru Rumi
- Qullpa Punta
- Q'illu
- Ruphasqa
- Uqi Uqi
- Waman Pirqa
- Wamanripa
- Waytayuq
- Wiksu
- Yana Uma
- Yuraq Rumi
- Yuraq Urqu
Ethnic groups
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Lucanas Province 2, Ayacucho Region
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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