Shilla District (original) (raw)
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District in Ancash, Peru
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Carhuaz |
| Founded | December 14, 1934 |
| Capital | Shilla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vidal Orlando Collpa Leyva |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.19 km2 (50.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,910 m (12,830 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 2,789 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020609 |
| Website | munishilla.gob.pe |
Shilla District is one of eleven districts of the Carhuaz Province in Peru.[1]
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]
- ^ (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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
9°13′59″S 77°40′01″W / 9.23306°S 77.66694°W / -9.23306; -77.66694