San Juan de Rontoy District

San Juan de Rontoy
Runtuy
District

Rontoy
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Antonio Raymondi
Founded May 27, 1987
Capital San Juan de Rontoy
Government
  Mayor Felix Sandoval Diaz
Area
  Total 103.13 km2 (39.82 sq mi)
Elevation 3,525 m (11,565 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,605
  Density 16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020306

San Juan de Rontoy District is one of six districts of the province Antonio Raymondi 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 (85.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.91% 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: 9°03′58″S 77°02′17″W / 9.066°S 77.038°W / -9.066; -77.038

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