Santa Rosa District, El Collao

Santa Rosa District
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province El Collao
Founded May 2, 1854
Capital Mazo Cruz
Government
 • Mayor Ismael Acero Mamani
Area
 • Total 2,524.02 km2 (974.53 sq mi)
Elevation 3,960 m (12,990 ft)
Population (2007 census)
 • Total 6,663
 • Density 2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210504

Santa Rosa District is one of five districts of the province El Collao in Puno Region, Peru.[1]

History

Santa Rosa District was created in May 5, 1854.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Mayors

  • 2007-2014: Ismael Acero Mamani.

Festivities

  • May 3; Fiesta de las Cruces.
  • May 5: Aniversario
  • August 30: Santa Rosa de Lima

See also

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 of the El Collao 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: 16°44′32″S 69°43′24″W / 16.7421°S 69.7233°W / -16.7421; -69.7233

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