Progreso District

Progreso
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Grau
Founded	March 17, 1958
Capital	Progreso
Government
• Mayor	Tomas Aquilino Huañec Huañec
Area
• Total	254.59 km^2 (98.30 sq mi)
Elevation	3,850 m (12,630 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,785
• Density	11/km^2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030708

Progreso District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Intikancha at approximately 4,700 m (15,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Aqchi
• Aqu Q'asa
• Chunta
• Hatun Q'asa
• Jichuni
• Kimsa Kancha
• Lamrasniyuq
• Luntu Marka
• Llulluch'a Urqu
• Lluqu Lluqu
• Minas Pata
• Paqu Pampa
• Qutani
• Sallaq Rumi
• Silla Q'asa
• Sura Urqu
• Taku Sirka
• Usnu Qucha
• Usqulluni

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.39% 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 Grau Province (Apurimac 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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