Tirapata District
Tirapata | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Azángaro |
Founded | November 10, 1943 |
Capital | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marino Pumaleque Mango |
Area | |
• Total | 198.73 km2 (76.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,880 m (12,730 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 3,077 |
• Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210215 |
Tirapata District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro 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 (83.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.13% 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 2008-04-10 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)
Coordinates: 14°57′22″S 70°24′15″W / 14.95611°S 70.40417°W
Categories:
- Districts of the Puno Region
- Districts of the Azángaro Province
- Puno Region geography stubs