San Juan de Salinas District explained

San Juan de Salinas
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:Azángaro
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:November 21, 1908
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:San Juan de Salinas
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Edgar Inofuente Cari
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:106
Elevation M:3840
Population Total:3823
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:210213

San Juan de Salinas District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro 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 (92.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.99% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

-15.0142°N -70.27°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe