Santa Rosa District, Grau

Santa Rosa
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
Founded June 14, 1990
Capital Santa Rosa
Government
  Mayor Obispo Roman Chipana
Area
  Total 36.16 km2 (13.96 sq mi)
Elevation 3,550 m (11,650 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 767
  Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030710

Santa Rosa District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau 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 (88.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.75% 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 Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 7, 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: 14°09′00″S 72°40′01″W / 14.150°S 72.667°W / -14.150; -72.667

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