Juan Espinoza Medrano District

Juan Espinoza Medrano Mullipampa
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Antabamba
Founded	December 12, 1942
Capital	Mollebamba
Government
•  Mayor	Leoncio Espiritu Miraya Mendoza
Area
• Total	623.22 km2 (240.63 sq mi)
Elevation	3,229 m (10,594 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,286
• Density	3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030304

Central plaza in Abancay, Apurímac, Peru.

Juan Espinoza Medrano District is one of the seven districts in the province of Antabamba, Peru. ^[1] The district is named after Juan de Espinosa Medrano, the most prominent figure of the Literary Baroque of Peru.

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province, featuring some of the highest peaks of the province, which are listed below: ^[2]

Chaka Urqu Huch'uy Sara Sara Kuntur Wasi Kunturi Lunq'u Llamuqa Millu K'uchu Panti Pata Paychi

Pilluni Pirqa Puka Ranra Puka Willka Pumanuta Quri Pawkara Quri Waraqa Runtuqucha Sara Sara

Surapata T'uruyuq Urpi Marka Utkhu Wamanripa Yana Uqhu Yuraq Qaqa Yuraq Urqu

Ethnic groups

The residents of the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which most of the population (75.41%) learnt to speak during childhood, while 23.66% of the residents started speaking Spanish, according to the 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 of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac 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)

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