San José District, Azángaro

San José District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.[1]

San José District
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceAzángaro
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalSan José
Government
 • MayorEnrique Eron Alarcon Huahuacondori
Area
 • Total372.73 km2 (143.91 sq mi)
Elevation
4,082 m (13,392 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total7,183
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210212

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Surupana at approximately 5,162 m (16,936 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2][3]

  • Allqamarini
  • Anta Qalla
  • Anta Mit'ani
  • Ch'amakani
  • Hatun Qurini
  • Llallawa
  • Mansanani
  • Pukara
  • Uqi Kunka
  • T'utura Pata
  • Warachani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.85% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

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 Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Azángaro Province, Puno Region
  4. 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)

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