San Jerónimo District, Andahuaylas

San Jerónimo District
Distrito de San Jerónimo
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Andahuaylas
Capital San Jerónimo
Government
 • Mayor Oscar David Rojas Palomino
Area
 • Total 237.42 km2 (91.67 sq mi)
Elevation 2,944 m (9,659 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 17,220
 • Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030213

San Jerónimo District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

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

  • Aya Mach'ay
  • Chunta Willka
  • Ch'aki Kancha
  • Kuntur Pampa
  • Kuntur Sinqa
  • Puka Wanaku
  • Pukar
  • Pukayuq
  • Puma Urqu
  • Puyunku
  • Tapan Ichhu
  • Wachwalla
  • Wanqan
  • Wayllayuq

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 13°39′04″S 73°21′54″W / 13.65111°S 73.36500°W / -13.65111; -73.36500


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