Juan Espinoza Medrano District

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Juan Espinoza Medrano
Mullipampa
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAntabamba
FoundedDecember 12, 1942
CapitalMollebamba
Government
 • MayorLeoncio Espiritu Miraya Mendoza
Area
 • Total623.22 km2 (240.63 sq mi)
Elevation
3,229 m (10,594 ft)
Population
 • Total2,286
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030304

Juan Espinoza Medrano District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (75.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.66% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. ^ 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)

Coordinates: 13°48′00″S 72°31′01″W / 13.80000°S 72.51694°W / -13.80000; -72.51694