Belén District, Sucre

Belén is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Belén District
District
Location of Belen in the Sucre province
Location of Belen in the Sucre province
Country Peru
Department Ayacucho
ProvinceSucre
FoundedNovember 23, 1964
CapitalBelén
Subdivisions4 populated places
Government
 • MayorJulián Elías Cárdenas Pérez
Area
 • Total41.46 km2 (16.01 sq mi)
Elevation
3,195 m (10,482 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total611
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050902

History

Belén District was created by Law No.15231 in Nov 23, 1964, during first term of President Fernando Belaúnde

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:[1]

  • Belen
  • Socos
  • Cochayocc
  • Cuije

Population

The population of Belén is 611 people, 292 men and 319 women.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Authorities

Mayors
  • 2011-2014: Julián Elías Cárdenas Pérez.
  • 2007-2010: José Luis Romero Sheron.

Festivities

See also

References
  1. INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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