Taraco District

Taraco
District
Main square in Taraco
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Huancané
Capital Taraco
Government
 • Mayor Efrain Vilca Callata
Area
 • Total 198.02 km2 (76.46 sq mi)
Elevation 3,819 m (12,530 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 16,379
 • Density 83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210607

Taraco District is one of eight districts of the province Huancané 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 (85.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.75% 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 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°17′54″S 69°48′44″W / 15.29833°S 69.81222°W / -15.29833; -69.81222

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