Pallpata District
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Pallpata | |
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District | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Espinar |
Founded | November 17, 1917 |
Capital | Hector Tejeda |
Government | |
• Mayor | Melecio Saico Ccolque |
Area | |
• Total | 815.56 km2 (314.89 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,980 m (13,060 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 6,367 |
• Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 080805 |
Pallpata District is one of eight districts of the province Espinar in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.76%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.94% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
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- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)