Shupluy District is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru.[1]
Shupluy | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Yungay |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Shupluy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 162.21 km2 (62.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,538 m (8,327 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,382 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 022007 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.52%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.29% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 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°12′00″S 77°40′59″W / 9.20000°S 77.68306°W
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