Talavera District
Talavera District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas in Peru.[1]
Talavera | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Apurímac |
Province | Andahuaylas |
Capital | Talavera |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Ricardo Reynoso Gutierrez |
Area | |
• Total | 148.12 km2 (57.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,820 m (9,250 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,707 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 030216 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (58.77%) learnt to speak in childhood, 40.92% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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