Toraya District

Toraya
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Aymaraes
Founded July 15, 1936
Capital Toraya
Government
  Mayor Simon Merino Gonzales
Area
  Total 173.05 km2 (66.81 sq mi)
Elevation 3,146 m (10,322 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,684
  Density 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030416

Toraya District is one of the seventeen districts of the province Aymaraes 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 (82.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.96% 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 Digital. Retrieved April 7, 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°03′15″S 73°18′27″W / 14.05417°S 73.30750°W / -14.05417; -73.30750

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