Eleazar Guzman Barron District

Eleazar Guzmán Barrón District is one of eight districts of the province Mariscal Luzuriaga in Peru.[1]

Eleazar Guzmán Barrón Pampachakra
District
The Pampachakra valley. Its stream flows to Yanamayu, a tributary of the Marañón River.
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Mariscal Luzuriaga
Founded	December 13, 1985
Capital	Pampachacra
Government
• Mayor	José Moises Menacho Sotomayor
Area
• Total	93.96 km^2 (36.28 sq mi)
Elevation	2,950 m (9,680 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,222
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	021303

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.73%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 3.10% began with Spanish.[2]

See also

• Ancash Quechua

See also

• Yanamayu

References

1. (in 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)