Andarapa District

Andarapa
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Andahuaylas
Founded March 14, 1941
Capital Andarapa
Government
  Mayor Agapito Leguia Guzman
Area
  Total 172.05 km2 (66.43 sq mi)
Elevation 2,935 m (9,629 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 7,775
  Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030202

Andarapa District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.44% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 13°42′S 73°24′W / 13.700°S 73.400°W / -13.700; -73.400

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 04, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.