Cangallo District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo in Peru.[1]
Cangallo | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Cangallo |
| Capital | Cangallo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Percy Colos Ayala |
| Area | |
• Total | 188.58 km2 (72.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,577 m (8,455 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,045 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050201 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (75.10%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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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