Tirapata District

Tirapata
District

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Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Founded November 10, 1943
Capital Tirapata
Government
  Mayor Marino Pumaleque Mango
Area
  Total 198.73 km2 (76.73 sq mi)
Elevation 3,880 m (12,730 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,077
  Density 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210215

Tirapata 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 (83.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.13% 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: 14°57′22″S 70°24′15″W / 14.95611°S 70.40417°W / -14.95611; -70.40417

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