Llumpa District is one of eight districts of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province in Peru.[1] This district was created by Law, dated at October 28, 1889, president of Perou: Andrés A. Cáceres [2]
Llumpa | |
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 Llumpa | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Mariscal Luzuriaga |
| Founded | October 28, 1889 |
| Capital | Llumpa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143.27 km2 (55.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,200 m (10,500 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,149 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021306 |
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 (95.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.12% 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ Neyra: "Cómo surgió una Provincia Bolivariana" ISBN 978-612-00-1099-0, pg.181
- ^ 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
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