Paratiya District

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Paratiya
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceLampa
FoundedApril 23, 1954
Capital
Government
 • MayorApolonio Ezequiel Yareta Mamani
Area
 • Total745.08 km2 (287.68 sq mi)
Elevation
4,390 m (14,400 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total4,960
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210707

Paratiya District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]

Geography[]

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups[]

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also[]

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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  3. ^ 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)


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Coordinates: 15°27′29″S 70°36′27″W / 15.45806°S 70.60750°W / -15.45806; -70.60750

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