Lloque District
Lloque | |
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 Lloque District | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Moquegua |
| Province | General Sánchez Cerro |
| Founded | February 2, 1956 |
| Capital | Lloque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matias Edilberto Gutierrez Mamani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 254.45 km2 (98.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,256 m (10,682 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,206 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 180206 |
Lloque District is one of eleven districts of the province General Sánchez Cerro in Peru.[1]
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 (53.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 45.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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.
- ^ 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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