Orurillo District

Orurillo
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Melgar
Capital Orurillo
Government
  Mayor Juan Rene Quispe Chunga
Area
  Total 379.05 km2 (146.35 sq mi)
Elevation 3,890 m (12,760 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 11,449
  Density 30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210807

Orurillo District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar 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 (87.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.98 % 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°43′39″S 70°48′11″W / 14.7275°S 70.8031°W / -14.7275; -70.8031

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