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Fidel Olivas Escudero District is one of eight districts of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province in Peru.[1]

Fidel Olivas Escudero
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Mariscal Luzuriaga
Founded	May 5, 1960
Capital	Sanachgan
Government
• Mayor	Alex Edmundo Mancisidor Pasco
Area
• Total	204.82 km2 (79.08 sq mi)
Elevation	2,650 m (8,690 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,242
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	021304

History

The district is named after Bishop Fidel Olivas Escudero.[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.61% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Ancash Quechua

See also

• Qanchisqucha

References

На других языках

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[de] Distrikt Fidel Olivas Escudero

Der Distrikt Fidel Olivas Escudero liegt in der Provinz Mariscal Luzuriaga in der Region Ancash in West-Peru. Der Distrikt wurde am 5. Mai 1960 gegründet. Benannt wurde der Distrikt nach Fidel Olivas Escudero (1850–1935), einem peruanischen Bischof und Schriftsteller.

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- [en] Fidel Olivas Escudero District

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