Pullo District

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Pullo
Pullu
Pullo District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Parinacochas
Capital Pullo
Government
   Mayor Erasmo Cesar Lopez Risther
Area
  Total
1,562.34 km2 (603.22 sq mi)
Elevation
3,030 m (9,940 ft)
Population
  Total
4,064
  Density2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050705

Pullo District is one of eight districts of the province Parinacochas in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Umaña at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 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 (54.56%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.42% 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 Parinacochas Province (Ayacucho 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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