Alto Inambari District

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Alto Inambari
Map of the Alto Inambari district in the department of Puno, Peru.png
Location of Alto Inambari in the Sandia province
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceSandia
FoundedSeptember 13, 1994
Capital
Government
 • MayorJuan Lipa Calla
Area
 • Total1,124.88 km2 (434.32 sq mi)
Elevation
1,340 m (4,400 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total8,841
 • Density7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211209

Alto Inambari District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia 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 (63.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.30% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References[]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


Coordinates: 14°05′25″S 69°14′36″W / 14.0904°S 69.2432°W / -14.0904; -69.2432

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