Ururillu District
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Ururillu | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Melgar |
Capital | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alain Yorkman Mendizábal Gutiérrez |
Area | |
• Total | 379.05 km2 (146.35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,890 m (12,760 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 7,651 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210807 |
Ururillu District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar 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 (87.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.98 % 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)
Coordinates: 14°43′39″S 70°48′11″W / 14.7275°S 70.8031°W
Categories:
- Districts of the Puno Region
- Districts of the Melgar Province
- Puno Region geography stubs