San Pedro District, Canchis

San Pedro District
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Canchis
Founded	November 28, 1912
Capital	San Pedro
Government
• Mayor	Isaac Quispe Morocco
Area
• Total	54.91 km^2 (21.20 sq mi)
Elevation	3,485 m (11,434 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	3,232
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080607

San Pedro District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru.[1]

Geography

The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.[2]

Ethnic groups

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]

See also

• Kimsachata
• Raqch'i

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Canchis Province (Cusco 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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