Mamara District
Mamara | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Apurímac |
Province | Grau |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Mamara |
Government | |
• Mayor | Julian Alejandrino Challco Quispe |
Area | |
• Total | 66.21 km2 (25.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,590 m (11,780 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 959 |
• Density | 14/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 030705 |
Mamara 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 (76.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 14°13′44″S 72°35′10″W / 14.22889°S 72.58611°W
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