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
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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Coordinates: 13°45′43″S 71°50′50″W / 13.7619°S 71.8471°W
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