Matacoto District is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru.[1]
Matacoto | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Yungay |
| Founded | November 7, 1955 |
| Capital | Matacoto |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.65 km2 (16.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,343 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 022004 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, with 21.10% of the residents speaking Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish)
9°10′42″S 77°44′57″W / 9.17833°S 77.74917°W
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