Luricocha District

Luricocha District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta in Peru.[1]

Luricocha Luriqucha
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Huanta
Capital	Luricocha
Government
• Mayor	Americo Paulino Ludeña Tello
Area
• Total	130.04 km^2 (50.21 sq mi)
Elevation	2,580 m (8,460 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	5,782
• Density	44/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050405

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. The majority of the population (65.24%) learnt to speak Quechua in child. 34.44% of the residents' native language is Spanish (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

• Kachimayu
• Kuntur Sinqa

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)