Jump to content

Santa Rosa District, El Collao

Coordinates: 16°44′32″S 69°43′24″W / 16.7421°S 69.7233°W / -16.7421; -69.7233
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by FMSky (talk | contribs) at 02:29, 1 December 2022 (Reverted 1 edit by OTim75 (talk) to last revision by Ionmars10). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Santa Rosa District
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceEl Collao
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalMazo Cruz
Government
 • MayorIsmael Acero Mamani
Area
 • Total
2,524.02 km2 (974.53 sq mi)
Elevation
3,960 m (12,990 ft)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total
6,663
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210504

Santa Rosa District is one of five districts of the province El Collao in Puno Region, Peru.[1]

History

Santa Rosa District was created on May 5, 1854.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Mayors

  • 2007-2014: Ismael Acero Mamani.

Festivities

  • May 3; Fiesta de las Cruces.
  • May 5: Aniversario
  • August 30: Santa Rosa de Lima

See also

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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
  3. ^ 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)


16°44′32″S 69°43′24″W / 16.7421°S 69.7233°W / -16.7421; -69.7233


Stub icon

This Puno Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Rosa_District,_El_Collao&oldid=1124895423"