Puños District
Puños | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Huamalíes |
| Founded | October 7, 1942 |
| Capital | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Casimiro Rosales Caqui |
| Area | |
| • Total | 101.75 km2 (39.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,739 m (12,267 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 5,025 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 100509 |
Puños District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 (95.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.74% 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 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)
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| Huacaybamba | |
| Huamalíes | |
| Huánuco | |
| Lauricocha | |
| Leoncio Prado | |
| Marañón | |
| Pachitea | |
| Puerto Inca | |
| Yarowilca | |
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