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San José District, Azángaro

San José District, Azángaro

District in Puno, Peru

San José District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.[1]

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Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Surupana at approximately 5,162 m (16,936 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2][3]

  • Allqamarini
  • Anta Qalla
  • Anta Mit'ani
  • Ch'amakani
  • Hatun Qurini
  • Llallawa
  • Mansanani
  • Pukara
  • Uqi Kunka
  • T'utura Pata
  • Warachani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.85% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

References

  1. [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. [2]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. [3]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Azángaro Province, Puno Region
  4. [4]
    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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