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 | 
Shilla District is one of eleven districts of the Carhuaz Province in Peru.[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 (96.48%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
 - ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish)
 
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