Santa Rosa District, Melgar

Santa Rosa
District

Khunurana, Santa Rosa district
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Melgar
Capital Santa Rosa
Government
  Mayor Filiberto Tacca Navarro
Area
  Total 790.38 km2 (305.17 sq mi)
Elevation 3,993 m (13,100 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 7,454
  Density 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210808

Santa Rosa District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Geography

The La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°36′41″S 70°55′52″W / 14.6114°S 70.9311°W / -14.6114; -70.9311

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