Singa
Sinqa | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Huánuco |
Province | Huamalíes |
Capital | Singa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pedro Celestino Collazos Villavicencio |
Area | |
• Total | 151.7 km2 (58.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,615 m (11,860 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,395 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 100510 |
Singa or Sinqa (Quechua for nose)[1] is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes in Peru.[2]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.97% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
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Ambo | |
Dos de Mayo | |
Huacaybamba | |
Huamalíes | |
Huánuco | |
Lauricocha | |
Leoncio Prado | |
Marañón | |
Pachitea | |
Puerto Inca | |
Yarowilca |