Moho District

Moho District is one of four districts of the province Moho in Peru.[1]

Moho
Church of Moho
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceMoho
CapitalMoho
Government
  MayorRandolfo Mamani Aracayo
Area
  Total495.8 km2 (191.4 sq mi)
Elevation
3,841 m (12,602 ft)
Population
  Total16,847
  Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210901

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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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