San Anton District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.[1]
San Anton | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Azángaro |
| Capital | San Anton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adrian Joel Quispe Alata |
| Area | |
• Total | 514.84 km2 (198.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,960 m (12,990 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,128 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210211 |
Geography
editOne of the highest peaks of the district is Allqamarini at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Aqu Muruq'u
- Ch'iyar Jaqhi
- Ch'uwaña
- Hatun Anta
- Ichhu Muruq'u
- Paqu K'ark'a
- Puma Pirwa
- Quri Kunka
- Q'atawi Qullu
- Tawqani
- Tika Pallana
- Uqi Apachita
- Warachani
- Wisk'achani
- Yuraq Apachita
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.87%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.80% 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Azángaro Province (Puno Region)
- ^ 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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