San Antón District

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San Anton
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Capital San Anton
Government
 •  Mayor Adrian Joel Quispe Alata
Area
 • Total 514.84 km2 (198.78 sq mi)
Elevation 3,960 m (12,990 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 7,128
 • Density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210211

San Anton District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru. [1]

Districts of Peru third level administrative subdivision of Peru

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Azángaro Province Province in Puno, Peru

Azángaro Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Allqamarini at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Chiyar Jaqhi (Azángaro)

Ch'iyar Jaqhi is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, on the border of the districts Potoni and San Antón. Ch'iyar Jaqhi lies northwest of the mountain Uqi Apachita and east of Ichhu Muruq'u.

Ichhu Muruqu mountain in Peru

Ichhu Muruq'u is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, on the border of the districts Potoni and San Antón. Ichhu Muruq'u lies west of the mountain Ch'iyar Jaqhi and northeast of Yuraq Apachita and Quri Kunka.

Quri Kunka mountain in Peru

Quri Kunka is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, San Antón District. Quri Kunka lies southwest of the mountain Ichhu Muruq'u and northwest of Yuraq Apachita.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.87%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.80% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Indigenous peoples of the Americas Pre-Columbian inhabitants of North, Central, and South America and their descendants

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Quechua people ethnic group

Quechua people or Quecha peoples may refer to any or all speakers of the Quechua languages, which originated among the indigenous peoples of South America. Most Quechua speakers live in Peru, although there is a significant population living in Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.

Spanish language Romance language

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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 map Azángaro 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°35′17″S70°18′39″W / 14.58806°S 70.31083°W / -14.58806; -70.31083

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