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Mañazo District

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Mañazo
Cows on a meadow in Mañazo District
Cows on a meadow in Mañazo District
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Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
FoundedJanuary 30, 1953
CapitalMañazo
Government
 • MayorMiguel Gabriel Quispe Achata
Area
 • Total410.67 km2 (158.56 sq mi)
Elevation
3,926 m (12,881 ft)
Population
 • Total5,537
 • Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210109

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

  1. ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)