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District in Cusco, Peru
Sangarará
District
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceAcomayo
FoundedNovember 23, 1861
CapitalSangarará
Government
 • MayorHerbert Luna Fernandez
Area
 • Total78.29 km (30.23 sq mi)
Elevation3,763 m (12,346 ft)
Population
 • Total3,657
 • Density47/km (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080207

Sangarará District is one of seven districts of the province Acomayo in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.20% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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
Acomayo
Anta
Calca
Canas
Canchis
Chumbivilcas
Cusco
Espinar
La Convención
Paruro
Paucartambo
Quispicanchi
Urubamba

13°57′25″S 71°36′18″W / 13.957°S 71.605°W / -13.957; -71.605


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