Matacoto | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Yungay |
| Founded | November 7, 1955 |
| Capital | Matacoto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.65 km2 (16.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,343 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 022004 |
Matacoto District is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province 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 (78.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
| Aija | |
|---|---|
| Antonio Raymondi | |
| Asunción | |
| Bolognesi | |
| Carhuaz | |
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Casma | |
| Corongo | |
| Huaraz | |
| Huari | |
| Huarmey | |
| Huaylas | |
| Mariscal Luzuriaga | |
| Ocros | |
| Pallasca | |
| Pomabamba | |
| Recuay | |
| Santa | |
| Sihuas | |
| Yungay | |
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