Llumpa District

Llumpa District is one of eight districts of the province Mariscal Luzuriaga in Peru.[1] This district was created by Law, dated at October 28, 1889, president of Perou: Andrés A. Cáceres [2]

Llumpa
District
Llumpa
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Mariscal Luzuriaga
Founded	October 28, 1889
Capital	Llumpa
Area
• Total	143.27 km^2 (55.32 sq mi)
Elevation	3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	6,149
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	021306

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Ancash Quechua

See also

• Pukarahu

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. Neyra: "Cómo surgió una Provincia Bolivariana" ISBN 978-612-00-1099-0, pg.181
3. 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)