Alto Inambari District

Alto Inambari
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Sandia
Founded September 13, 1994
Capital Massiapo
Government
  Mayor Juan Lipa Calla
Area
  Total 1,124.88 km2 (434.32 sq mi)
Elevation 1,340 m (4,400 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 8,841
  Density 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211209

Alto Inambari District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia 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 (63.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.30% 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 Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°05′25″S 69°14′36″W / 14.0904°S 69.2432°W / -14.0904; -69.2432

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