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Caracoto District

Coordinates: 15°34′09″S 70°06′26″W / 15.5692°S 70.1072°W / -15.5692; -70.1072
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Caracoto
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Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceSan Román
CapitalCaracoto
Government
 • MayorFredy Hector Silva Mamani
Area
 • Total285.87 km2 (110.38 sq mi)
Elevation
3,825 m (12,549 ft)
Population
 • Total7,570
 • Density26/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211104

Caracoto District is one of four districts of the province San Román in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.67% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


15°34′09″S 70°06′26″W / 15.5692°S 70.1072°W / -15.5692; -70.1072