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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