Quwasa District

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Quwasa
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Carabaya
Capital Quwasa
Government
 •  Mayor Meliton Palacios Casazola
Area
 • Total3,572.92 km2 (1,379.51 sq mi)
Elevation
3,783 m (12,411 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total8,897
 • Density2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210304

Quwasa District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Muru Muruni at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 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 (95.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.59% 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 April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Carabaya Province, Puno Region
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 13°59′12″S70°01′02″W / 13.98667°S 70.01722°W / -13.98667; -70.01722

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