San José District, Azángaro
San José District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest elevations of the district is Surupana at approximately 5,162 m (16,936 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Allqamarini
- Anta Qalla
- Anta Mit'ani
- Ch'amakani
- Hatun Qurini
- Llallawa
- Mansanani
- Pukara
- Uqi Kunka
- T'utura Pata
- Warachani
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.85% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
- ^ (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 map Putina Province (Puno Region)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Azángaro Province, Puno 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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| Azángaro | |
| Carabaya | |
| Chucuito | |
| El Collao | |
| Huancané | |
| Lampa | |
| Melgar | |
| Moho | |
| Puno | |
| San Antonio de Putina | |
| San Román | |
| Sandia | |
| Yunguyo | |
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