San Salvador District

San Salvador
District

The mountain Pachatusan above the sanctuary Señor de Huanca, San Salvador, both declared a National Cultural Heritage
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Calca
Founded February 28, 1946
Capital San Salvador
Government
  Mayor Reynaldo Quispitupa Tupayupanqui
Area
  Total 128.07 km2 (49.45 sq mi)
Elevation 2,995 m (9,826 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,966
  Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080406

San Salvador District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.68%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.99% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 13°29′32″S 71°46′45″W / 13.4921°S 71.7792°W / -13.4921; -71.7792

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