Huayrapata District

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Huayrapata
Wayrapata
Huayrapata District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Moho
FoundedDecember 12, 1991
Capital Huayrapata
Government
   Mayor Juan De Dios Cauna Chiara
Area
  Total
388.35 km2 (149.94 sq mi)
Elevation
3,870 m (12,700 ft)
Population
  Total
3,870
  Density10.0/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210903

Huayrapata District is one of four districts of the province Moho in Peru. [1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (95.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.96% 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)

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