Aparicio Pomares District

Aparicio Pomares
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Yarowilca
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Chupan
Government
  Mayor Alfredo Angel Isidro Silvestre
Area
  Total 183.14 km2 (70.71 sq mi)
Elevation 3,416 m (11,207 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 8,993
  Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 101104

Aparicio Pomares District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (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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