Paruro District

Paruro
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paruro
Capital Paruro
Government
  Mayor Adolfo Santiago Fernandez Baca Loaiza
Area
  Total 153.42 km2 (59.24 sq mi)
Elevation 3,051 m (10,010 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,554
  Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081001

Paruro District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro 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 (81.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.96% 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. 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: 13°45′43″S 71°50′50″W / 13.7619°S 71.8471°W / -13.7619; -71.8471

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