El Carmen District | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Churcampa |
Founded | June 10, 1955 |
Capital | Paucarbambilla |
Government | |
• Mayor | Remigio Ñahui Ccora |
Area | |
• Total | 73.12 km2 (28.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,114 m (10,217 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,195 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090504 |
El Carmen District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa, 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 (85.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.77% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]