Asillo District

Asillo
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Capital Asillo
Government
  Mayor José Ludgardo Torres Sucari
Area
  Total 392.38 km2 (151.50 sq mi)
Elevation 3,909 m (12,825 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 18,725
  Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210204

Asillo 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 (81.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.94% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°47′34″S 70°21′22″W / 14.79278°S 70.35611°W / -14.79278; -70.35611

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