Madrigal District

Madrigal
District
Madrigal
Madrigal
Map
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceCaylloma
CapitalMadrigal
Government
 • MayorNiceforo Cirilo Condori Huanqui
Area
 • Total
160.09 km2 (61.81 sq mi)
Elevation
3,262 m (10,702 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
827
 • Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040513

Madrigal District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Ch'ila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Suriwiri. Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Madrigal lies north of the Colca valley.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.92% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

  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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
  3. ^ 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°36′31″S 71°48′37″W / 15.6085°S 71.8104°W / -15.6085; -71.8104


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