Progreso District

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Progreso
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
FoundedMarch 17, 1958
Capital Progreso
Government
 •  Mayor Tomas Aquilino Huañec Huañec
Area
 • Total254.59 km2 (98.30 sq mi)
Elevation
3,850 m (12,630 ft)
Population
 • Total2,785
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030708

Progreso District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Intikancha at approximately 4,700 m (15,400 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 (86.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.39% 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 Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac 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°04′19″S72°28′59″W / 14.072°S 72.483°W / -14.072; -72.483


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