Sangarará District
| Sangarará | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru | 
| Region | Cusco | 
| Province | Acomayo | 
| Founded | November 23, 1861 | 
| Capital | Sangarará | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Herbert Luna Fernandez | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 78.29 km2 (30.23 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 3,763 m (12,346 ft) | 
| Population | |
|  • Total | 3,657 | 
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) | 
| UBIGEO | 080207 | 
Sangarará District is one of seven districts of the province Acomayo 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 (88.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.20% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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