Pillpinto District

Pillpinto
Pillpintu
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paruro
Founded December 11, 1963
Capital Pillpinto
Government
  Mayor Juan Pablo Luza Sikuy
Area
  Total 79.13 km2 (30.55 sq mi)
Elevation 2,853 m (9,360 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,285
  Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 081008

Pillpinto District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro 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 (94.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.67% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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)

Coordinates: 13°57′14″S 71°45′36″W / 13.9538°S 71.7599°W / -13.9538; -71.7599

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