Saman District

Saman
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Capital Saman
Government
 • Mayor Luis Mamani Gonzales
Area
 • Total 188.59 km2 (72.82 sq mi)
Elevation 3,830 m (12,570 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 12,938
 • Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210210

Saman District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro 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 (92.38%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.41% 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 2008-04-23 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: 15°14′17″S 69°59′43″W / 15.23806°S 69.99528°W / -15.23806; -69.99528

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