Sangarará District

Sangarará
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Acomayo
Founded November 23, 1861
Capital Sangarará
Government
  Mayor Herbert Luna Fernandez
Area
  Total 78.29 km2 (30.23 sq mi)
Elevation 3,763 m (12,346 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,657
  Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080207

Sangarará District is one of seven districts of the province Acomayo 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 (88.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.20% 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

Coordinates: 13°57′25″S 71°36′18″W / 13.957°S 71.605°W / -13.957; -71.605


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