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Patambuco District

Patambuco
District
Patambuco as seen from Kuntur Sinqa
Patambuco as seen from Kuntur Sinqa
Map
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
 (2005 census)
 • Total4,833
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211204

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

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)


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