| Alcamenca | |
|---|---|
| District | |
  AlcamencaLocation of Alcamenca in the Víctor Fajardo Province | |
| Coordinates: 13°40′S 74°13′W / 13.67°S 74.21°W / -13.67; -74.21 | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Víctor Fajardo |
| Founded | January 9, 1936 |
| Capital | Alcamenca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edwin Luciano Campos Cisneros |
| Area | |
| • Total | 125.11 km (48.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,200 m (10,500 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,974 |
| • Density | 16/km (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 051002 |
Alcamenca District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.30% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, 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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| Cangallo | |
| Huamanga | |
| Huanca Sancos | |
| Huanta | |
| La Mar | |
| Lucanas | |
| Parinacochas | |
| Paucar del Sara Sara | |
| Sucre | |
| Víctor Fajardo | |
| Vilcas Huamán | |
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