Pillpinto District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.[1]
Pillpinto Pillpintu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Paruro |
| Founded | December 11, 1963 |
| Capital | Pillpinto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Pablo Luza Sikuy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.13 km2 (30.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,853 m (9,360 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,285 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 081008 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.67% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 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)
 | This Cusco Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |