Paruro District
Paruro | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Paruro |
Capital | Paruro |
Government | |
• Mayor | Adolfo Santiago Fernandez Baca Loaiza |
Area | |
• Total | 153.42 km2 (59.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,051 m (10,010 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 3,554 |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 081001 |
Paruro District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro 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 (81.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.96% 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
Categories:
- Districts of the Paruro Province
- Cusco Region geography stubs