Virundo District
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Virundo | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Grau |
| Founded | June 12, 1985 |
| Capital | San Juan de Virundo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Genaro Paucar Pinares |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117.19 km2 (45.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,845 m (12,615 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 1,158 |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 030713 |
Virundo District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau 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 (81.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small}
Coordinates: 14°15′00″S 72°40′48″W / 14.25000°S 72.68000°W
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.