San José District, Azángaro

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San José District
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Founded May 2, 1854
Capital San José
Government
 •  Mayor Enrique Eron Alarcon Huahuacondori
Area
 • Total 372.73 km2 (143.91 sq mi)
Elevation 4,082 m (13,392 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 7,183
 • Density 19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210212

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

Districts of Peru third level administrative subdivision of Peru

The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total.

Azángaro Province Province in Puno, Peru

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

Peru republic in South America

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Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Surupana at approximately 5,162 m (16,936 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2] [3]

Surupana mountain in Peru

Surupana is a 5,162-metre-high (16,936 ft) mountain in the Peruvian Andes. It is situated in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, San José District. Surupana lies southeast of the mountain Hatun Qurini. By the local people the mountain is venerated as an apu.

Hatun Qurini mountain in Peru

Hatun Qurini is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, San José District. Hatun Qurini lies northwest of the mountain Surupana.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.85% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [4]

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 Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Azángaro Province, Puno Region
  4. ↑ 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°41′14″S70°10′28″W / 14.68722°S 70.17444°W / -14.68722; -70.17444

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