Patampuku District

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Patambuco
District
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Patambuco as seen from Kuntur Sinqa
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Sandia
Capital Patampuku
Government
 •  Mayor Angel Silvestre Ochoa Colque
Area
 • Total462.72 km2 (178.66 sq mi)
Elevation
3,588 m (11,772 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total4,833
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 211204

Patampuku District is one of ten districts of the Sandia Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Q'alawaña at 5,325 m (17,470 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 (89.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.77% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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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 maps of the Sandia Province, Puno 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)

Coordinates: 14°16′13″S69°50′53″W / 14.2704°S 69.8481°W / -14.2704; -69.8481

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