Tirapata District

District in Puno, Peru

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PeruRegionPunoProvinceAzángaroFoundedNovember 10, 1943CapitalTirapataGovernment

• MayorMarino Pumaleque MangoArea

• Total198.73 km² (76.73 sq mi)Elevation

3,880 m (12,730 ft)Population

(2005 census)

• Total3,077 • Density15/km² (40/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)UBIGEO210215

Tirapata District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro 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 (83.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ 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)