Ponto District

Ponto
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huari
Founded September 30, 1943
Capital Ponto
Government
 • Mayor Hector Anibal Quiñones Ortega
Area
 • Total 118.29 km2 (45.67 sq mi)
Elevation 3,140 m (10,300 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,175
 • Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021011

Ponto District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huari 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 (93.71%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.11% 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: 9°16′01″S 76°58′01″W / 9.26694°S 76.96694°W / -9.26694; -76.96694

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