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District in Ancash, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shilla District is one of eleven districts of the Carhuaz Province in Peru.[1]
Shilla | |
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Country | ![]() |
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 |
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]
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