Paratía District Explained

Paratía
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Puno
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Lampa
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:April 23, 1954
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Paratía
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Apolonio Ezequiel Yareta Mamani
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:745.08
Elevation M:4390
Population Total:4960
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:210707

Paratía District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa 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 (91.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

-15.4581°N -70.6075°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe