Puños District
Puños | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Huánuco |
Province | Huamalíes |
Founded | October 7, 1942 |
Capital | Puños |
Government | |
• Mayor | Casimiro Rosales Caqui |
Area | |
• Total | 101.75 km2 (39.29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,739 m (12,267 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 5,025 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 100509 |
Puños District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.74% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 9°29′59″S 76°53′06″W / 9.4996°S 76.8850°W
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