San Pedro District | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Cusco |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Canchis |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | November 28, 1912 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | San Pedro |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Isaac Quispe Morocco |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 54.91 |
Elevation M: | 3485 |
Population Total: | 3232 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 080607 |
San Pedro District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru.[1]
The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.[2]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]