Condoroma District

For the mountain near Cusco, Peru, named Kunturuma or Araway Qhata, see Araway Qhata.
Condoroma
Kunturuma
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Espinar
Founded August 29, 1834
Capital Condoroma
Government
 • Mayor Bartolome Cruz Orosco
Area
 • Total 513.36 km2 (198.21 sq mi)
Elevation 4,737 m (15,541 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,589
 • Density 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080802

Condoroma District is one of eight districts of the province Espinar in Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2][3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ Peru 1:100,000, Condoroma 2640, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  4. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 15°14′38″S 71°05′11″W / 15.2438°S 71.0864°W / -15.2438; -71.0864

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