Quellouno District
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Quellouno Q'illu Unu | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Province | La Convención |
Founded | October 1, 1986 |
Capital | Quellouno |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cleto Edwin Cabrera Cortes |
Area | |
• Total | 799.68 km2 (308.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 16,469 |
• Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 080906 |
Quellouno District is one of ten districts of the province La Convención 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 (50.98%) learnt to speak in childhood, 45.76% 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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