Santiago de Pupuja District

Santiago de Pupuja
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Capital Santiago de Pupuja
Government
  Mayor Jaime Roger Yapo Arapa
Area
  Total 301.27 km2 (116.32 sq mi)
Elevation 3,860 m (12,660 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,640
  Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210214

Santiago de Pupuja District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro 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 (94.87%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.69% 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: 15°03′20″S 70°16′41″W / 15.05556°S 70.27806°W / -15.05556; -70.27806

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