Paruro District

For other places with the same name, see Paruro (disambiguation).
Paruro
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paruro
Capital Paruro
Government
  Mayor Adolfo Santiago Fernandez Baca Loaiza
Area
  Total 153.42 km2 (59.24 sq mi)
Elevation 3,051 m (10,010 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,554
  Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081001

Paruro District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro 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 (81.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.96% 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 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: 13°45′43″S 71°50′50″W / 13.7619°S 71.8471°W / -13.7619; -71.8471

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