Rosaspata District
District in Puno, Peru
Rosaspata | |
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District | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Huancané |
| Founded | October 24, 1876 |
| Capital | Rosaspata |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Clodoaldo Poma Castro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 301.47 km2 (116.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,872 m (12,703 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 6,145 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210606 |
Rosaspata District is one of eight districts of the province Huancané in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (93.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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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- Districts of Puno Region
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- Cojata
- Huancané
- Huatasani
- Inchupalla
- Pusi
- Rosaspata
- Taraco
- Vilque Chico
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15°14′23″S 69°48′28″W / 15.2397°S 69.8078°W / -15.2397; -69.8078
