San José de Ticllas District
District in Ayacucho, Peru
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San José de Ticllas District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[1]
San José de Ticllas
Tiklla(s) | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of San José de Ticllas | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Huamanga |
| Founded | June 20, 1955 |
| Capital | Ticllas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edgar Sulca León |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.34 km2 (24.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,268 m (10,722 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,325 |
| • Density | 36.14/km2 (93.59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050109 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.28% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
