Juan Espinoza Medrano District
Juan Espinoza Medrano
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Antabamba |
| Founded | December 12, 1942 |
| Capital | Mollebamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leoncio Espiritu Miraya Mendoza |
| Area | |
• Total | 623.22 km2 (240.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,229 m (10,594 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,286 |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030304 |
Juan Espinoza Medrano District is one of the seven districts in the province of Antabamba, Peru.[1] The district is named after Juan de Espinosa Medrano, the most prominent figure of the Literary Baroque of Peru.
Geography
[edit]The Wansu mountain range traverses the province, featuring some of the highest peaks of the province, which are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
[edit]The residents of the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which most of the population (75.41%) learnt to speak during childhood, while 23.66% of the residents started speaking Spanish, according to the 2007 Peru Census.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ (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 of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac 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)
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