Umachiri District

Umachiri
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Melgar
Capital Umachiri
Area
  Total 323.56 km2 (124.93 sq mi)
Elevation 3,904 m (12,808 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,592
  Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210809

Umachiri District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar 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 (67.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.55% 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)