Coordinates: 13°55′25″S 73°54′18″W / 13.9236°S 73.9050°W / -13.9236; -73.9050

Canaria District

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Canaria
CountryFile:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceVíctor Fajardo
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalCanaria
Government
 • MayorMarino Fortunato Raymundo Conde
Area
 • Total
263.88 km2 (101.88 sq mi)
Elevation
3,025 m (9,925 ft)
Population
 • Total
3,415
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO051005

Canaria District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

13°55′25″S 73°54′18″W / 13.9236°S 73.9050°W / -13.9236; -73.9050