Phara District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.[1]
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Sandia |
| Capital | Phara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfredo Paredes Meza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 400.9 km2 (154.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,450 m (11,320 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,456 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 211205 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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.
- ^ 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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