Apongo District

Apongo
District
Interactive map of Apongo
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceVíctor Fajardo
FoundedMay 13, 1936
CapitalApongo
Government
 • MayorSabina Cusi Chamba
Area
 • Total
171.58 km2 (66.25 sq mi)
Elevation
3,068 m (10,066 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
630
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO051003

Apongo District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, 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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