Madrigal District
Madrigal | |
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 Madrigal | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Province | Caylloma |
| Capital | Madrigal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Niceforo Cirilo Condori Huanqui |
| Area | |
| • Total | 160.09 km2 (61.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,262 m (10,702 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 827 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 040513 |
Madrigal District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Ch'ila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Suriwiri. Other mountains are listed below:[2]
Madrigal lies north of the Colca valley.
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 (56.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.92% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
- ^ 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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