Wata District, Punu

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Wata District
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Puno
FoundedAugust 22, 1921
Capital Huata
Government
 •  Mayor Pedro Curo Huanca
Area
 • Total130.37 km2 (50.34 sq mi)
Elevation
3,848 m (12,625 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,393
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210108

Wata District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in Peru. [1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.97%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

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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. ↑ 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: 15°37′21″S70°03′14″W / 15.6226°S 70.0538°W / -15.6226; -70.0538

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