San Antón District

San Anton
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Capital San Anton
Government
 • Mayor Adrian Joel Quispe Alata
Area
 • Total 514.84 km2 (198.78 sq mi)
Elevation 3,960 m (12,990 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 7,128
 • Density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210211

San Anton District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Allqamarini at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.87%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.80% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Azángaro Province (Puno Region)
  3. ↑ 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: 14°35′17″S 70°18′39″W / 14.58806°S 70.31083°W / -14.58806; -70.31083

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