San Antón District

San Anton District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.[1]

San Anton
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceAzángaro
CapitalSan Anton
Government
 • MayorAdrian Joel Quispe Alata
Area
 • Total514.84 km2 (198.78 sq mi)
Elevation
3,960 m (12,990 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total7,128
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210211

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Allqamarini at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 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 (70.87%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.80% 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 Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Azángaro 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°35′17″S 70°18′39″W

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