Huayrapata District
District in Puno, Peru
Huayrapata Wayrapata | |
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District | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Moho |
| Founded | December 12, 1991 |
| Capital | Huayrapata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan De Dios Cauna Chiara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 388.35 km2 (149.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,870 m (12,700 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 3,870 |
| • Density | 10.0/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210903 |
Huayrapata District is one of four districts of the province Moho in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (95.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.96% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
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