Tambo District, La Mar

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Tambo
Tampu
Tambo District, La Mar
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province La Mar
Capital Tambo
Government
   Mayor Ciro Gavilan Palomino
Area
  Total
335.18 km2 (129.41 sq mi)
Elevation
3,219 m (10,561 ft)
Population
  Total
17,596
  Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050508

Tambo District is one of eight districts of the La Mar Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Rasuwillka at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 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 (87.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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 Huanta 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)

12°57′24″S74°09′48″W / 12.9568°S 74.1633°W / -12.9568; -74.1633