Quillo District

Quillo
Q'illu
District
Interactive map of Quillo
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceYungay
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalQuillo
Area
 • Total
373.83 km2 (144.34 sq mi)
Elevation
1,252 m (4,108 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
11,629
 • Density31.108/km2 (80.569/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO022005

Quillo (from Quechua Q'illu, meaning "yellow") is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Paka Qutu at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.74% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

See also

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. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
  3. ↑ 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

9°19′01″S 78°04′59″W / 9.31694°S 78.08306°W / -9.31694; -78.08306