San José District, Azángaro

San José
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Founded May 2, 1854
Capital San José
Government
 • Mayor Enrique Eron Alarcon Huahuacondori
Area
 • Total 372.73 km2 (143.91 sq mi)
Elevation 4,082 m (13,392 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 7,183
 • Density 19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210212

San José 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 (80.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.85% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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°41′14″S 70°10′28″W / 14.68722°S 70.17444°W / -14.68722; -70.17444

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