San Nicolás District, Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
San Nicolás District is one of three districts of the province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald in Peru.[1]
San Nicolás District | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald |
| Founded | June 6, 1983 |
| Capital | San Nicolás |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Damasco Lidio Olortegui Romero |
| Area | |
| • Total | 197.39 km2 (76.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,875 m (9,432 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 3,762 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020702 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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See also
References
- (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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