Juan Espinoza Medrano District
Juan Espinoza Medrano
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Antabamba |
| Founded | December 12, 1942 |
| Capital | Mollebamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leoncio Espiritu Miraya Mendoza |
| Area | |
• Total | 623.22 km2 (240.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,229 m (10,594 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,286 |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030304 |
Juan Espinoza Medrano District is one of the seven districts in the province of Antabamba, Peru.[1] The district is named after Juan de Espinosa Medrano, the most prominent figure of the Literary Baroque of Peru.
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the province, featuring some of the highest peaks of the province, which are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
The residents of the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which most of the population (75.41%) learnt to speak during childhood, while 23.66% of the residents started speaking Spanish, according to the 2007 Peru Census.[3]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac 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)
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