Virundo District

Virundo
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
Founded June 12, 1985
Capital San Juan de Virundo
Government
 • Mayor Genaro Paucar Pinares
Area
 • Total 117.19 km2 (45.25 sq mi)
Elevation 3,845 m (12,615 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,158
 • Density 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030713

Virundo District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

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

  • Anqasi
  • Chunta
  • Kampanayuq
  • Kiswara
  • Kuntur Marka
  • Kuntur Silla
  • Minas Urqu
  • Pukarani
  • Q'illa Q'illa
  • Supayku Urqu
  • Wanqarani
  • Waswachani
  • Yanama

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.54% 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 Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac 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°15′00″S 72°40′48″W / 14.25000°S 72.68000°W / -14.25000; -72.68000

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