San Salvador District

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San Salvador
District
Santuario Huanca.jpg
The mountain Pachatusan above the sanctuary Señor de Huanca, San Salvador, both declared a National Cultural Heritage
San Salvador District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Calca
FoundedFebruary 28, 1946
Capital San Salvador
Government
 •  Mayor Reynaldo Quispitupa Tupayupanqui
Area
 • Total
128.07 km2 (49.45 sq mi)
Elevation
2,995 m (9,826 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
4,966
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080406

San Salvador District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pachatusan at 4,842 m (15,886 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 (88.68%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.99% 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 of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

13°29′32″S71°46′45″W / 13.4921°S 71.7792°W / -13.4921; -71.7792


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