Phara District

Phara
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Sandia
Capital Phara
Government
  Mayor Alfredo Paredes Meza
Area
  Total 400.9 km2 (154.8 sq mi)
Elevation 3,450 m (11,320 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,456
  Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211205

Phara District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°04′26″S 70°06′02″W / 14.0740°S 70.1005°W / -14.0740; -70.1005

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