Santa Rosa District, Melgar
Appearance
Santa Rosa District | |
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Khunurana, Santa Rosa district | |
Country | ![]() |
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 | |
• Total | 7,454 |
• Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
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]
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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
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
- ^ 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)