Moho District

Moho
District

Church of Moho
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Moho
Capital Moho
Government
  Mayor Randolfo Mamani Aracayo
Area
  Total 495.8 km2 (191.4 sq mi)
Elevation 3,841 m (12,602 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 16,847
  Density 34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210901

Moho District is one of four districts of the province Moho in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.60% 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)

Coordinates: 15°21′38″S 69°29′59″W / 15.3606°S 69.4997°W / -15.3606; -69.4997

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