Pedro Vilca Apaza District

Pedro Vilca Apaza
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province San Antonio de Putina
Founded March 17, 1962
Capital Ayrampuni
Government
  Mayor Cecilio Maldonado
Area
  Total 565.81 km2 (218.46 sq mi)
Elevation 3,852 m (12,638 ft)
Population (2007 census)
  Total 2,523
  Density 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211003

Pedro Vilca Apaza District is one of five districts of the province San Antonio de Putina in Peru.[1]

History

Pedro Vilca Apaza District was created in March 17, 1962.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Mayors

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)

See also

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