Moho District

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Moho
Church of Moho
Church of Moho
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceMoho
CapitalMoho
Government
 • MayorRandolfo Mamani Aracayo
Area
 • Total495.8 km2 (191.4 sq mi)
Elevation
3,841 m (12,602 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total16,847
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210901

Moho District is one of four districts of the province Moho in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups[]

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)


Coordinates: 15°21′38″S 69°29′59″W / 15.3606°S 69.4997°W / -15.3606; -69.4997

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