Patambuco District
Appearance
Patambuco | |
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Patambuco as seen from Kuntur Sinqa | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Sandia |
Capital | Patambuco |
Government | |
• Mayor | Angel Silvestre Ochoa Colque |
Area | |
• Total | 462.72 km2 (178.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,588 m (11,772 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,833 |
• Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 211204 |
Patambuco District is one of ten districts of the Sandia Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]One of the highest elevations of the district is Q'alawaña at 5,325 m (17,470 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Ch'usiqani
- Hatun Apachita
- Hatun Pinkilluni
- Huch'uy Apachita
- Huch'uy Pinkilluni
- Janq'u Qala
- Jiwaña
- Kimsa Chata
- Maran Sarani
- Mulli P'unqu
- Pinkilluni
- Pirwani
- Pukara
- Phaqcha Pata
- Qaqa Wasi
- Qayqu Tira
- Qutaña Urqu
- Q'alawaña
- Q'asa
- Rit'i Chaki
- Rit'i Kunka
- Rit'i K'uchu
- Surayuq
- Warachani
- Yana Qaqa
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.77% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Sandia Province, Puno Region
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)