Alcamenca District
District in Ayacucho, Peru
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Alcamenca District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]
Alcamenca | |
|---|---|
  Alcamenca Location of Alcamenca in the Víctor Fajardo Province | |
| Coordinates: 13.67°S 74.21°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Víctor Fajardo |
| Founded | January 9, 1936 |
| Capital | Alcamenca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edwin Luciano Campos Cisneros |
| Area | |
• Total | 125.11 km2 (48.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,200 m (10,500 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,974 |
| • Density | 15.78/km2 (40.87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 051002 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.30% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
