en Virundo District

Virundo
Virundo
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Grau
Founded	June 12, 1985
Capital	San Juan de Virundo
Government
• Mayor	Genaro Paucar Pinares
Area
• Total	117.19 km2 (45.25 sq mi)
Elevation	3,845 m (12,615 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	1,158
• Density	9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030713

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

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qusqu Qhawarina at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Anqasi
Chunta
Kampanayuq
Kiswara
Kuntur Marka
Kuntur Silla
Minas Urqu
Pukarani
Q'illa Q'illa
Supayku Urqu
Wanqarani
Waswachani
Yanama

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac Region)
^ 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)

14°15′00″S 72°40′48″W / 14.25000°S 72.68000°W / -14.25000; -72.68000

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[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] scale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac Region)

[3] .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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