Puños District

Puños
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huamalíes
Founded October 7, 1942
Capital Puños
Government
  Mayor Casimiro Rosales Caqui
Area
  Total 101.75 km2 (39.29 sq mi)
Elevation 3,739 m (12,267 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,025
  Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100509

Puños District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 (95.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.74% 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: 9°29′59″S 76°53′06″W / 9.4996°S 76.8850°W / -9.4996; -76.8850

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