Locroja District

Locroja
District
Country	Peru
Region	Huancavelica
Province	Churcampa
Founded	January 21, 1875; 149 years ago (1875-01-21)
Capital	Locroja
Government
• Mayor	German Quispe Yangali
Area
• Total	76.76 km^2 (29.64 sq mi)
Elevation	3,379 m (11,086 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,930
• Density	64/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	090506

Locroja District is one of ten districts of the Churcampa Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Q'asa at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Allquchayuq
• Awqapa Tiyana
• Ichhu Urqu
• Llaqta Pata
• Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

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. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Churcampa Province (Huancavelica Region)
3. 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)

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