Santa Rosa District, Melgar

Santa Rosa District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Santa Rosa District
Khunurana, Santa Rosa district
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceMelgar
CapitalSanta Rosa
Government
  MayorFiliberto Tacca Navarro
Area
  Total790.38 km2 (305.17 sq mi)
Elevation
3,993 m (13,100 ft)
Population
  Total7,454
  Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210808

Geography

The La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  3. 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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