Nicasio
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceLampa
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalNicasio
Government
 • MayorWilfredo Salas Olgado
Area
 • Total134.35 km2 (51.87 sq mi)
Elevation
3,850 m (12,630 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,864
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210704

Nicasio District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa 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 (76.44%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  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)


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