Tapairihua District is one of the seventeen districts of the province Aymaraes in Peru.[1]
Tapairihua | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Aymaraes |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Tapairihua |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fortunato Retamozo Salinas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 163.73 km2 (63.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,820 m (9,250 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,770 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030414 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.52%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.23% 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 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°08′24″S 73°08′35″W / 14.14000°S 73.14306°W
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