Mañazo District
Mañazo
Mañasu | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Puno |
Founded | January 30, 1953 |
Capital | Mañazo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Miguel Gabriel Quispe Achata |
Area | |
• Total | 410.67 km2 (158.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,926 m (12,881 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 5,537 |
• Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210109 |
Mañazo (Aymara Mañasu, meaning butcher) 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[]
- ^ (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)
Categories:
- Districts of the Puno Region
- Districts of the Puno Province
- Puno Region geography stubs