Crucero District

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Crucero
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Carabaya
Capital Crucero
Government
  Mayor Alwin Saturnino Cutipa Mamani
Area
  Total 836.37 km2 (322.92 sq mi)
Elevation 4,124 m (13,530 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 8,761
  Density 10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210306

Crucero District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya 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 (75.80%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.89% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°21′38″S 70°01′20″W / 14.36056°S 70.02222°W / -14.36056; -70.02222

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