San Antón District

San Anton
San Anton
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Azángaro
Capital	San Anton
Government
• Mayor	Adrian Joel Quispe Alata
Area
• Total	514.84 km2 (198.78 sq mi)
Elevation	3,960 m (12,990 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	7,128
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210211

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

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]

Aqu Muruq'u
Ch'iyar Jaqhi
Ch'uwaña
Hatun Anta
Ichhu Muruq'u
Paqu K'ark'a
Puma Pirwa
Quri Kunka
Q'atawi Qullu
Tawqani
Tika Pallana
Uqi Apachita
Warachani
Wisk'achani
Yuraq Apachita

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

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Azángaro Province (Puno Region)
^ 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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14°35′17″S 70°18′39″W / 14.58806°S 70.31083°W / -14.58806; -70.31083

[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] scale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Azángaro Province (Puno Region)

[3] .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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