Pillpinto District

Coordinates: 13°57′14″S 71°45′36″W / 13.9538°S 71.7599°W / -13.9538; -71.7599
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Pillpinto
Pillpintu
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceParuro
FoundedDecember 11, 1963
CapitalPillpinto
Government
 • MayorJuan Pablo Luza Sikuy
Area
 • Total79.13 km2 (30.55 sq mi)
Elevation
2,853 m (9,360 ft)
Population
 • Total1,285
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO081008

Pillpinto District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups[edit]

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.67% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)


13°57′14″S 71°45′36″W / 13.9538°S 71.7599°W / -13.9538; -71.7599