Santa María del Valle District

Santa María del Valle
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huánuco
Capital Santa María del Valle
Government
  Mayor Anibal Edmundo Solorzano Ponce
Area
  Total 481.9 km2 (186.1 sq mi)
Elevation 1,916 m (6,286 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 18,918
  Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100109

Santa María del Valle District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco 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 (63.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.47% 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°51′45″S 76°09′00″W / 9.86250°S 76.15000°W / -9.86250; -76.15000

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