Quiñota District

Quiñota
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Chumbivilcas
Founded March 17, 1962
Capital Quiñota
Government
  Mayor Zacarias Chahua Marquez
Area
  Total 221.05 km2 (85.35 sq mi)
Elevation 3,590 m (11,780 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,661
  Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080707

Quiñota District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas 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 (95.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.29% 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: 14°18′35″S 72°08′02″W / 14.3097°S 72.1338°W / -14.3097; -72.1338

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