Orurillo District

Orurillo
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceMelgar
CapitalOrurillo
Government
 • MayorAlain Yorkman Mendizábal Gutiérrez
Area
 • Total
379.05 km2 (146.35 sq mi)
Elevation
3,890 m (12,760 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
7,651
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210807

Orurillo District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.98 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


14°43′39″S 70°48′11″W / 14.7275°S 70.8031°W / -14.7275; -70.8031


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