Huayrapata District

Huayrapata
Wayrapata
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Moho
Founded December 12, 1991
Capital Huayrapata
Government
 • Mayor Juan De Dios Cauna Chiara
Area
 • Total 388.35 km2 (149.94 sq mi)
Elevation 3,870 m (12,700 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,870
 • Density 10.0/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210903

Huayrapata District is one of four districts of the province Moho in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (95.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.96% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 15°19′18″S 69°20′46″W / 15.3218°S 69.3460°W / -15.3218; -69.3460

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