San José District, Azángaro

San José District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.[1]

San José District
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Azángaro
Founded	May 2, 1854
Capital	San José
Government
• Mayor	Enrique Eron Alarcon Huahuacondori
Area
• Total	372.73 km^2 (143.91 sq mi)
Elevation	4,082 m (13,392 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	7,183
• Density	19/km^2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210212

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Surupana at approximately 5,162 m (16,936 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2][3]

• Allqamarini
• Anta Qalla
• Anta Mit'ani
• Ch'amakani
• Hatun Qurini
• Llallawa
• Mansanani
• Pukara
• Uqi Kunka
• T'utura Pata
• Warachani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.85% 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Azángaro Province, Puno Region
4. 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)