Santa Rosa District, Melgar

Santa Rosa
District

Khunurana, Santa Rosa district
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Melgar
Capital Santa Rosa
Government
 • Mayor Filiberto Tacca Navarro
Area
 • Total 790.38 km2 (305.17 sq mi)
Elevation 3,993 m (13,100 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 7,454
 • Density 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210808

Santa Rosa District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Geography

The La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°36′41″S 70°55′52″W / 14.6114°S 70.9311°W / -14.6114; -70.9311

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