Pataypampa District

Pataypampa District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru.[1]

Pataypampa
Patay Pampa
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceGrau
FoundedDecember 27, 1961
CapitalPataypampa
Government
 • MayorRaul Davila Mejia
Area
 • Total158.91 km2 (61.36 sq mi)
Elevation
3,952 m (12,966 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,103
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030707

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qiwlla at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains include:[2]

  • Amayani
  • Ikma
  • Kuta Wasi
  • Pampa Urqu
  • Pinqulluni
  • Puka Qaqa
  • Qiwllanka
  • Q'ara Pata
  • Rumi Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, and 13.43% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac 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)

14.175°S 72.674°W / -14.175; -72.674


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