Aparicio Pomares District
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District in Huánuco, Peru
Aparicio Pomares | |
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| Map | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Yarowilca |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Chupan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfredo Angel Isidro Silvestre |
| Area | |
• Total | 183.14 km2 (70.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,416 m (11,207 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,993 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 101104 |
Aparicio Pomares District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit ]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
[edit ]References
[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.
- ^ 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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