Pallpata District

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Pallpata
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Espinar
Founded November 17, 1917
Capital Hector Tejeda
Government
  Mayor Melecio Saico Ccolque
Area
  Total 815.56 km2 (314.89 sq mi)
Elevation 3,980 m (13,060 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,367
  Density 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080805

Pallpata District is one of eight districts of the province Espinar 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 (69.76%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.94% 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)

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