Shupluy District is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru.[1]

Shupluy
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Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceYungay
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalShupluy
Area
 • Total
162.21 km2 (62.63 sq mi)
Elevation
2,538 m (8,327 ft)
Population
 • Total
2,382
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Ethnic groups

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)

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