| Pueblo Libre Waqra | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Huaylas |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | San Juan (Waqra) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul Cristian Diaz Vasquez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.99 km (50.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,492 m (8,176 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,810 |
| • Density | 52/km (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021207 |
Pueblo Libre District is one of ten districts of the province Huaylas in Peru.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language that the majority of the population (89.90%) learned to speak in childhood, while 9.83% 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 2008-04-23 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)
9°06′53″S 77°49′03″W / 9.11472°S 77.81750°W / -9.11472; -77.81750
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