Shilla District
Shilla District is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz in Peru.[1]
Shilla | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Carhuaz |
| Founded | December 14, 1934 |
| Capital | Shilla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vidal Orlando Collpa Leyva |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.19 km2 (50.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,910 m (12,830 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 2,789 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020609 |
| Website | munishilla.gob.pe |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
gollark: Just substitute your beer for liquescent bees or something safe.
gollark: Being slightly socially disapproved of is almost certainly better than trying to train yourself to be resistant to alcohol, which seems most likely to end in liver damage.
gollark: Which is possible and okay, you see.
gollark: You mean "you need to cognitive-dissonance yourself into believing it 'tastes good'".
gollark: I know it's expected to consume alcohol a lot of the time. But you can just not.
See also
See also
- Awkishqucha
- Chiqllaqucha
- Chiqllarahu
- Wallqan
- Wallqaqucha
- Yanarahu (Ruriqucha)
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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
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