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San Pedro District, Canchis

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District in Cusco, Peru
San Pedro District
District
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCanchis
FoundedNovember 28, 1912
CapitalSan Pedro
Government
 • MayorIsaac Quispe Morocco
Area
 • Total54.91 km (21.20 sq mi)
Elevation3,485 m (11,434 ft)
Population
 • Total3,232
 • Density59/km (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080607

San Pedro District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru.

Geography

The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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 maps of the Canchis Province (Cusco 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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Calca
Canas
Canchis
Chumbivilcas
Cusco
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La Convención
Paruro
Paucartambo
Quispicanchi
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