Tantamayo District

Tantamayo
District

Tantamayo as seen from the archaeological sites of Phiruru
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huamalíes
Founded October 29, 1923
Capital Tantamayo
Government
 • Mayor Sofonias Heriberto Gutierrez Antonio
Area
 • Total 249.95 km2 (96.51 sq mi)
Elevation 3,495 m (11,467 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,780
 • Density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100511

Tantamayo District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 (72.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.47% 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: 9°23′34″S 76°43′10″W / 9.3927°S 76.7195°W / -9.3927; -76.7195

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