Juan Espinoza Medrano District

Juan Espinoza Medrano
Mullipampa
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Antabamba
Founded December 12, 1942
Capital Mollebamba
Government
 • Mayor Leoncio Espiritu Miraya Mendoza
Area
 • Total 623.22 km2 (240.63 sq mi)
Elevation 3,229 m (10,594 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,286
 • Density 3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030304

Juan Espinoza Medrano District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province 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 (75.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.66% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 13°48′00″S 72°31′01″W / 13.80000°S 72.51694°W / -13.80000; -72.51694

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