Singa District

District in Huánuco, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Singa or Sinqa (Quechua for nose)[1] is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes in Peru.[2]

CapitalSinga
Elevation
3,615 m (11,860 ft)
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Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceHuamalíes
CapitalSinga
Government
  MayorPedro Celestino Collazos Villavicencio
Area
  Total
151.7 km2 (58.6 sq mi)
Elevation
3,615 m (11,860 ft)
Population
  Total
4,395
  Density28.97/km2 (75.04/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.97% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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