Patambuco District

Patambuco
District

Patambuco as seen from Kuntursinqa (Condorsencca)
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Sandia
Capital Patambuco
Government
  Mayor Angel Silvestre Ochoa Colque
Area
  Total 462.72 km2 (178.66 sq mi)
Elevation 3,588 m (11,772 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,833
  Density 10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211204

Patambuco District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia 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 (89.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.77% 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)

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