San José District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.[1]
San José District | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Azángaro |
| Founded | May 2, 1854 |
| Capital | San José |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Enrique Eron Alarcon Huahuacondori |
| Area | |
| • Total | 372.73 km2 (143.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,082 m (13,392 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,183 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210212 |
Geography
editOne 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ (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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