Pucyura District

Pucyura District is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru.[1]

Pucyura
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceAnta
FoundedSeptember 30, 1942
CapitalPucyura
Government
  MayorTommy Loaiza Serrano
Area
  Total37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi)
Elevation
3,351 m (10,994 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total3,912
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080308

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (55.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.57% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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