Taraco District
Taraco | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Huancané |
Capital | Taraco |
Government | |
• Mayor | Efrain Vilca Callata |
Area | |
• Total | 198.02 km2 (76.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,819 m (12,530 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 16,379 |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210607 |
Taraco District is one of eight districts of the province Huancané 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 (85.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.75% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ Template:Es icon 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)