Shupluy District

Shupluy
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Yungay
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Shupluy
Government
  Mayor Guillermo Julian Ybarra Giraldo
Area
  Total 162.21 km2 (62.63 sq mi)
Elevation 2,538 m (8,327 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,382
  Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 022007

Shupluy District is one of eight districts of the province Yungay 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 (86.52%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.29% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°12′00″S 77°40′59″W / 9.20000°S 77.68306°W / -9.20000; -77.68306

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