Mamara District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau in Peru.[1]
Mamara | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Grau |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Mamara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julian Alejandrino Challco Quispe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.21 km2 (25.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,590 m (11,780 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 959 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030705 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (76.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ 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)
14°13′44″S 72°35′10″W / 14.22889°S 72.58611°W
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