Mañazo District
Appearance
Mañazo | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Puno |
Founded | January 30, 1953 |
Capital | Mañazo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Miguel Gabriel Quispe Achata |
Area | |
• Total | 410.67 km2 (158.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,926 m (12,881 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,537 |
• Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210109 |
Mañazo District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno 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 (63.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.92% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)