Tantamayo District

Tantamayo
District

The archaeological sites of Phiruru, Tantamayo District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huamalíes
Founded October 29, 1923
Capital Tantamayo
Government
  Mayor Sofonias Heriberto Gutierrez Antonio
Area
  Total 249.95 km2 (96.51 sq mi)
Elevation 3,495 m (11,467 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,780
  Density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100511

Tantamayo District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 (72.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.47% 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 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)