Virundo District

Virundo
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
Founded June 12, 1985
Capital San Juan de Virundo
Government
  Mayor Genaro Paucar Pinares
Area
  Total 117.19 km2 (45.25 sq mi)
Elevation 3,845 m (12,615 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,158
  Density 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030713

Virundo District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau 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 (81.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.54% 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 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: 14°15′00″S 72°40′48″W / 14.25000°S 72.68000°W / -14.25000; -72.68000

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