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San José District
San José District
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Azángaro
Founded	May 2, 1854
Capital	San José
Government
• Mayor	Enrique Eron Alarcon Huahuacondori
Area
• Total	372.73 km2 (143.91 sq mi)
Elevation	4,082 m (13,392 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	7,183
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210212

San José District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.^[1]

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Surupana at approximately 5,162 m (16,936 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]^[3]

Allqamarini
Anta Qalla
Anta Mit'ani
Ch'amakani
Hatun Qurini
Llallawa
Mansanani
Pukara
Uqi Kunka
T'utura Pata
Warachani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.85% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[4]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Azángaro Province, Puno Region
^ 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)