Qaraqutu District

Qaraqutu District is one of four districts of the province San Román in Peru.[1]

Qaraqutu
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceSan Román
CapitalQaraqutu
Government
  MayorFredy Hector Silva Mamani
Area
  Total285.87 km2 (110.38 sq mi)
Elevation
3,825 m (12,549 ft)
Population
  Total7,570
  Density26/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211104

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.67% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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)

15.5692°S 70.1072°W / -15.5692; -70.1072

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