Coordinates: 15°00′51″S 70°16′12″W / 15.01417°S 70.27000°W / -15.01417; -70.27000

San Juan de Salinas District

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San Juan de Salinas
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceAzángaro
FoundedNovember 21, 1908
CapitalSan Juan de Salinas
Government
 • MayorEdgar Inofuente Cari
Area
 • Total106 km2 (41 sq mi)
Elevation
3,840 m (12,600 ft)
Population
 • Total3,823
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210213

San Juan de Salinas District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.99% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

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  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: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


15°00′51″S 70°16′12″W / 15.01417°S 70.27000°W / -15.01417; -70.27000