Fidel Olivas Escudero District is one of eight districts of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province in Peru.[1]
Fidel Olivas Escudero | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Mariscal Luzuriaga |
| Founded | May 5, 1960 |
| Capital | Sanachgan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alex Edmundo Mancisidor Pasco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 204.82 km2 (79.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,650 m (8,690 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,242 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021304 |
History edit
The district is named after Bishop Fidel Olivas Escudero.[2]
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 (97.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also edit
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.
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop José María Carpenter Aponte [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
8°51′10″S 77°21′14″W / 8.85266°S 77.35375°W
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