Puños District
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| Puños | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Huamalíes |
| Founded | October 7, 1942 |
| Capital | Puños |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Casimiro Rosales Caqui |
| Area | |
| • Total | 101.75 km2 (39.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,739 m (12,267 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 5,025 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 100509 |
Puños District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 (95.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.74% 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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