San Juan de Salinas District
District in Puno, Peru
San Juan de Salinas | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Azángaro |
Founded | November 21, 1908 |
Capital | San Juan de Salinas |
Government | |
• Mayor | Edgar Inofuente Cari |
Area | |
• Total | 106 km2 (41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,840 m (12,600 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 3,823 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210213 |
San Juan de Salinas District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro 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 (92.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.99% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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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15°00′51″S 70°16′12″W / 15.01417°S 70.27000°W / -15.01417; -70.27000