Juan Espinoza Medrano District

Juan Espinoza Medrano Mullipampa
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Antabamba
Founded	December 12, 1942
Capital	Mollebamba
Government
• Mayor	Leoncio Espiritu Miraya Mendoza
Area
• Total	623.22 km^2 (240.63 sq mi)
Elevation	3,229 m (10,594 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,286
• Density	3.7/km^2 (9.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030304

Juan Espinoza Medrano District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[2]

Chaka Urqu Huch'uy Sara Sara Kuntur Wasi Kunturi Lunq'u Llamuqa Millu K'uchu Panti Pata Paychi

Pilluni Pirqa Puka Ranra Puka Willka Pumanuta Quri Pawkara Quri Waraqa Runtuqucha Sara Sara

Surapata T'uruyuq Urpi Marka Utkhu Wamanripa Yana Uqhu Yuraq Qaqa Yuraq Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (75.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.66% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
3. 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)

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