Santa María del Valle District
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District in Huánuco, Peru
Santa María del Valle | |
|---|---|
| Map | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Huánuco |
| Capital | Santa María del Valle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anibal Edmundo Solorzano Ponce |
| Area | |
• Total | 481.9 km2 (186.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,916 m (6,286 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,918 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 100109 |
Santa María del Valle District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco 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 (63.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.47% 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 2008年04月23日 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013年01月27日 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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