Rosario District, Acobamba
Rosario District | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Acobamba |
Founded | November 24, 1955 |
Capital | Rosario |
Government | |
• Mayor | Magno Tuscano Huamani |
Area | |
• Total | 97.07 km2 (37.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,640 m (11,940 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,791 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090208 |
Rosario District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.21%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ (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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)