Cabana District, San Román

Cabana
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province San Román
Capital Cabana
Government
  Mayor Cesario Vilca Quispe
Area
  Total 191.23 km2 (73.83 sq mi)
Elevation 3,901 m (12,799 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,602
  Density 24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211102

Cabana District is one of four districts of the province San Román 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 (66.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 33.44% 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)

Coordinates: 15°17′54″S 70°21′18″W / 15.29833°S 70.35500°W