San Pedro District, Canchis

San Pedro District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru.[1]

San Pedro District
District
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCanchis
FoundedNovember 28, 1912
CapitalSan Pedro
Government
 • MayorIsaac Quispe Morocco
Area
 • Total54.91 km2 (21.20 sq mi)
Elevation
3,485 m (11,434 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,232
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080607

Geography

The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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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. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region)
  3. 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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