Uranmarca District

Uranmarca
Uranmarka
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Chincheros
Founded November 19, 1985
Capital Uranmarca
Government
  Mayor Jorge Yepez Melendez
Area
  Total 148.73 km2 (57.42 sq mi)
Elevation 3,100 m (10,200 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,258
  Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030607

Uranmarca District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros 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 (86.77%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.84% 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 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: 13°30′31″S 73°43′24″W / 13.50861°S 73.72333°W / -13.50861; -73.72333

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