Patambuco District

District in Puno, Peru

Patambuco
District
Patambuco as seen from Kuntur Sinqa
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Sandia
Capital	Patambuco
Government
• Mayor	Angel Silvestre Ochoa Colque
Area
• Total	462.72 km² (178.66 sq mi)
Elevation	3,588 m (11,772 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	4,833
• Density	10/km² (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	211204

Patambuco District is one of ten districts of the Sandia Province in Peru.^[1]

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Q'alawaña at 5,325 m (17,470 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Ch'usiqani
Hatun Apachita
Hatun Pinkilluni
Huch'uy Apachita
Huch'uy Pinkilluni
Janq'u Qala
Jiwaña
Kimsa Chata
Maran Sarani
Mulli P'unqu
Pinkilluni
Pirwani
Pukara
Phaqcha Pata
Qaqa Wasi
Qayqu Tira
Qutaña Urqu
Q'alawaña
Q'asa
Rit'i Chaki
Rit'i Kunka
Rit'i K'uchu
Surayuq
Warachani
Yana Qaqa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.77% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

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.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Sandia Province, Puno 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)