Antauta District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Melgar |
| Founded | October 25, 1901 |
| Capital | Antauta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ignacio Edgar Chura Mendoza |
| Area | |
• Total | 636.17 km2 (245.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,150 m (13,620 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,887 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210802 |
Geography
editSome of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.28% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, 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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