Tambo District, La Mar

Tambo

Tampu
Tambo Tampu
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	La Mar
Capital	Tambo
Government
• Mayor	Ciro Gavilan Palomino
Area
• Total	335.18 km2 (129.41 sq mi)
Elevation	3,219 m (10,561 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	17,596
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050508

Tambo District is one of eight districts of the La Mar Province in Peru.^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Rasuwillka at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Apachita
Ch'uru Q'asa
Hatun Parya Urqu
Ichhu Pata
Pisqu Willka
Qarwa Pata
Qucha Urqu
Runa Wañusqa
Salta Waylla
Wanu Pata
Yana Rumi

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huanta Province (Ayacucho 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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12°57′24″S 74°09′48″W / 12.9568°S 74.1633°W / -12.9568; -74.1633

[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] scale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huanta Province (Ayacucho Region)

[3] .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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