Cabana District, San Román

Cabana
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province San Román
Capital Cabana
Government
  Mayor Cesario Vilca Quispe
Area
  Total 191.23 km2 (73.83 sq mi)
Elevation 3,901 m (12,799 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,602
  Density 24/km2 (62/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 211102

Cabana District is one of four districts of the province San Román 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 (66.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 33.44% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 15°17′54″S 70°21′18″W / 15.29833°S 70.35500°W / -15.29833; -70.35500

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