Progreso District

Progreso
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
Founded March 17, 1958
Capital Progreso
Government
  Mayor Tomas Aquilino Huañec Huañec
Area
  Total 254.59 km2 (98.30 sq mi)
Elevation 3,850 m (12,630 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,785
  Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030708

Progreso 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 (86.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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°04′19″S 72°28′59″W / 14.072°S 72.483°W