Caracoto District

Caracoto
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province San Román
Capital Caracoto
Government
  Mayor Fredy Hector Silva Mamani
Area
  Total 285.87 km2 (110.38 sq mi)
Elevation 3,825 m (12,549 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 7,570
  Density 26/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211104

Caracoto 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 (80.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.67% 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)

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