San Juan de Rontoy District is one of six districts of the province Antonio Raymondi in Peru.[1]
San Juan de Rontoy
Runtuy | |
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 Rontoy | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Antonio Raymondi |
| Founded | May 27, 1987 |
| Capital | San Juan de Rontoy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Felix Sandoval Diaz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 103.13 km2 (39.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,525 m (11,565 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,605 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020306 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.91% 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 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)
9°03′58″S 77°02′17″W / 9.066°S 77.038°W
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