Ponto District
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Ponto | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Huari |
Founded | September 30, 1943 |
Capital | Ponto |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hector Anibal Quiñones Ortega |
Area | |
• Total | 118.29 km2 (45.67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,140 m (10,300 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 3,175 |
• Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 021011 |
Ponto District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huari 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 (93.71%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.11% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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Coordinates: 9°16′01″S 76°58′01″W / 9.26694°S 76.96694°W
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