San José District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
One of the highest elevations of the district is Surupana at approximately 5,162 m (16,936 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2][3]
- 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).[4]
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 | |
14°41′14″S 70°10′28″W / 14.68722°S 70.17444°W
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