Caracoto District
Appearance
Caracoto
Qaraqutu | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | San Román |
Capital | Caracoto |
Government | |
• Mayor | Fredy Hector Silva Mamani |
Area | |
• Total | 285.87 km2 (110.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,825 m (12,549 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,570 |
• Density | 26/km2 (69/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 211104 |
Caracoto District is one of four districts of the province San Román in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)