Pueblo Libre District, Huaylas

Pueblo Libre
Waqra
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huaylas
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Pueblo Libre
Government
  Mayor Paul Cristian Diaz Vasquez
Area
  Total 130.99 km2 (50.58 sq mi)
Elevation 2,492 m (8,176 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,810
  Density 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021207

Pueblo Libre District is one of ten districts of the province Huaylas in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language that the majority of the population (89.935320%) learned to speak in childhood, while 9.837337% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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°06′53″S 77°49′03″W / 9.11472°S 77.81750°W / -9.11472; -77.81750

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