Asankaru District, Asankaru
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Asankaru District | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Azángaro |
| Capital | Asankaru |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ruben Pachari Inofuente |
| Area | |
| • Total | 706.13 km2 (272.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,850 m (12,630 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 29,649 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210201 |
Asankaru District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro 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 (60.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.82% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References[]
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
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| Azángaro | |
| Carabaya | |
| Chucuito | |
| El Collao |
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| Huancané | |
| Lampa | |
| Melgar | |
| Moho | |
| Puno | |
| San Antonio de Putina | |
| San Román | |
| Sandia | |
| Yunguyo | |
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