Ponto District
Ponto District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huari in Peru.[1]
Ponto | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Huari |
| Founded | September 30, 1943 |
| Capital | Ponto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hector Anibal Quiñones Ortega |
| Area | |
| • Total | 118.29 km2 (45.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,140 m (10,300 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 3,175 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021011 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.71%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.11% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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References
- (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: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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