Condoroma District

Condoroma District is one of eight districts of the province Espinar in Peru.[1]

For the mountain near Cusco, Peru, named Kunturuma or Araway Qhata, see Araway Qhata.
Condoroma
Kunturuma
District
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceEspinar
FoundedAugust 29, 1834
CapitalCondoroma
Government
 • MayorBartolome Cruz Orosco
Area
 • Total513.36 km2 (198.21 sq mi)
Elevation
4,737 m (15,541 ft)
Population
 • Total1,589
 • Density3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080802

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2][3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

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. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  3. Peru 1:100,000, Condoroma 2640, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  4. 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)

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