Ichuña District

Ichuña District is one of eleven districts of the General Sánchez Cerro Province in Peru.[1]

Ichuña
Ichuña
Country Peru
RegionMoquegua
ProvinceGeneral Sánchez Cerro
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalIchuña
Government
  MayorMelecio Eleusipo Flores Ventura
Area
  Total1,017.74 km2 (392.95 sq mi)
Elevation
3,756 m (12,323 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total3,782
  Density3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO180204

Geography

Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.86% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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See also

  • Jukumarini Lake

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Tacna Region) and the Maariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua)
  3. 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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