Ollantaytambo District

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Ollantaytambo
Ullantaytampu
District
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Ruins of granaries on the hillside over Ollantaytambo.
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Ollantaytambo District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Urubamba
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
Capital Ollantaytambo
Government
 •  Mayor Jose Rios Coronel
Area
 • Total
640.25 km2 (247.20 sq mi)
Elevation
2,846 m (9,337 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
10,165
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 081306
Website muniollantaytambo.gob.pe

Ollantaytambo District is one of seven districts of Urubamba Province in Peru. The town of Ollantaytambo is the capital of the district. [1]

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Geography

The Urupampa and Willkapampa mountain ranges traverse the district. The highest peak of the district is Sallqantay at 6,271 metres (20,574 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (58.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.74% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

See also

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 of the Anta Province (Cusco 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)

13°15′27″S72°15′47″W / 13.2574°S 72.2631°W / -13.2574; -72.2631


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