Pataypampa District

Pataypampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
Founded December 27, 1961
Capital Pataypampa
Government
 • Mayor Raul Davila Mejia
Area
 • Total 158.91 km2 (61.36 sq mi)
Elevation 3,952 m (12,966 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,103
 • Density 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030707

Pataypampa 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 (85.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.43% 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 Digital. Retrieved April 7, 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: 14°10′30″S 72°40′26″W / 14.175°S 72.674°W