Oyolo District
Oyolo | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Oyolo | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Paucar del Sara Sara |
| Capital | Oyolo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Felix Marcelino Canre Torres |
| Area | |
• Total | 820.13 km2 (316.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,400 m (11,200 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,277 |
| • Density | 1.557/km2 (4.033/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050806 |
Oyolo District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara in Peru.[1]
Geographical Location
The Oyolo District is located in the Cordillera Volcánica in the northeast of the province of Páucar del Sara Sara. It has a length of almost 47 km in a SSW-NNE direction and a maximum width of almost 30 km. The district covers the upper catchment area of the Río Oyolo, which flows through the area in a south-southwesterly direction and later empties into the Río Huanca Huanca.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.69% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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