Umachiri District
Appearance
Umachiri | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Melgar |
Capital | Umachiri |
Area | |
• Total | 323.56 km2 (124.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,904 m (12,808 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,592 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210809 |
Umachiri 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 (67.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.55% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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.
- ^ 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)