Santo Tomás de Pata District explained

Santo Tomás de Pata
Native Name:Pata
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Huancavelica
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Angaraes
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:May 10, 1955
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Santo Tomás de Pata
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Mauro Sebastian Ponce Laime
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:133.57
Elevation M:3156
Population Total:1386
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:090311

Santo Tomás de Pata District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes 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 (81.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

-13.1131°N -74.4193°W

Notes and References

  1. [Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática]
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe