Patambuco District

Patambuco District is one of ten districts of the Sandia Province in Peru.[1]

Patambuco
Patambuco as seen from Kuntur Sinqa
Patambuco as seen from Kuntur Sinqa
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceSandia
CapitalPatambuco
Government
  MayorAngel Silvestre Ochoa Colque
Area
  Total462.72 km2 (178.66 sq mi)
Elevation
3,588 m (11,772 ft)
Population
  Total4,833
  Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211204

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Q'alawaña at 5,325 m (17,470 ft). Other mountains 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 (89.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.77% 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 maps of the Sandia 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)

14.2704°S 69.8481°W / -14.2704; -69.8481

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