Sangarará District is one of seven districts of the province Acomayo in Peru.[1]
Sangarará | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Acomayo |
| Founded | November 23, 1861 |
| Capital | Sangarará |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Herbert Luna Fernandez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.29 km2 (30.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,763 m (12,346 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,657 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080207 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.20% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
edit- ^ (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
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