Belén District, Sucre

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Country Peru Founded November 23, 1964 Subdivisions 4 populated places Elevation 3,195 m Province Sucre Province		Department Ayacucho Capital Belén Time zone PET (UTC-5) Area 41.46 km²

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

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:

Belen

Socos

Cochayocc

Cuije

Population

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

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).

Mayors

2011-2014: Julián Elías Cárdenas Pérez.

2007-2010: José Luis Romero Sheron.

References

Belén District, Sucre Wikipedia

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