Yaurisque District

Yaurisque District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.[1]

Yaurisque
Yawrisqi
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceParuro
FoundedApril 15, 1959
CapitalYaurisque
Government
  MayorJuan De Dios Ramos Pariguana
Area
  Total90.8 km2 (35.1 sq mi)
Elevation
3,330 m (10,930 ft)
Population
  Total2,717
  Density30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO081009

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.44%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

13.6635°S 71.9216°W / -13.6635; -71.9216

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