San Juan de Salinas District

San Juan de Salinas
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Founded November 21, 1908
Capital San Juan de Salinas
Government
  Mayor Edgar Inofuente Cari
Area
  Total 106 km2 (41 sq mi)
Elevation 3,840 m (12,600 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,823
  Density 36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210213

San Juan de Salinas District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro 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 (92.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.99% 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)

Coordinates: 15°00′51″S 70°16′12″W / 15.01417°S 70.27000°W / -15.01417; -70.27000

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