Shilla District

Shilla District is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz in Peru.[1]

Shilla
District
Coat of arms
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Carhuaz
Founded	December 14, 1934
Capital	Shilla
Government
• Mayor	Vidal Orlando Collpa Leyva
Area
• Total	130.19 km^2 (50.27 sq mi)
Elevation	3,910 m (12,830 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	2,789
• Density	21/km^2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	020609
Website	munishilla.gob.pe

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

• Ancash Quechua

See also

• Awkishqucha
• Chiqllaqucha
• Chiqllarahu
• Wallqan
• Wallqaqucha
• Yanarahu (Ruriqucha)

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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)