Virundo District

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Virundo
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
FoundedJune 12, 1985
Capital San Juan de Virundo
Government
 •  Mayor Genaro Paucar Pinares
Area
 • Total117.19 km2 (45.25 sq mi)
Elevation
3,845 m (12,615 ft)
Population
 • Total1,158
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030713

Virundo District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qusqu Qhawarina 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 (81.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.54% 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 Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac 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°15′00″S72°40′48″W / 14.25000°S 72.68000°W / -14.25000; -72.68000


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