Coordinates: 15°34′09″S 70°06′26″W / 15.5692°S 70.1072°W / -15.5692; -70.1072

Caracoto District

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Caracoto
Qaraqutu
CountryFile:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceSan Román
CapitalCaracoto
Government
 • MayorFredy Hector Silva Mamani
Area
 • Total
285.87 km2 (110.38 sq mi)
Elevation
3,825 m (12,549 ft)
Population
 • Total
7,570
 • Density26/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211104

Caracoto District is one of four districts of the province San Román 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 (80.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.67% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

15°34′09″S 70°06′26″W / 15.5692°S 70.1072°W / -15.5692; -70.1072