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Rosario District, Acobamba

Rosario District
Map
Interactive map of Rosario District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAcobamba
FoundedNovember 24, 1955
CapitalRosario
Government
  MayorMagno Tuscano Huamani
Area
  Total
97.07 km2 (37.48 sq mi)
Elevation
3,640 m (11,940 ft)
Population
  Total
6,791
  Density69.96/km2 (181.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090208

Rosario District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.21%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

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  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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)

12°43′16″S 74°34′57″W / 12.7211°S 74.5825°W / -12.7211; -74.5825