Mañazo District

For the mountain in Bolivia, see Mañasu (Bolivia).
Mañazo
Mañasu
District

Cows on a meadow in Mañazo District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Puno
Founded January 30, 1953
Capital Mañazo
Government
  Mayor Miguel Gabriel Quispe Achata
Area
  Total 410.67 km2 (158.56 sq mi)
Elevation 3,926 m (12,881 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,537
  Density 13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210109

Mañazo (Aymara Mañasu, meaning butcher) is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno 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 (63.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.92% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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