Qalapuha District
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Qalapuha | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Lampa |
Founded | May 2, 1854 |
Capital | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andres Avelino Barrantes Yucra |
Area | |
• Total | 141.3 km2 (54.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,843 m (12,608 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 2,175 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210703 |
Qalapuha District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa 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 (80.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.44% 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)
Coordinates: 15°19′04″S 70°13′27″W / 15.31778°S 70.22417°W
Categories:
- Districts of the Puno Region
- Districts of the Lampa Province
- Puno Region geography stubs