Madrigal District
Madrigal | |
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![]() Madrigal | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Arequipa |
Province | Caylloma |
Capital | Madrigal |
Government | |
• Mayor | Niceforo Cirilo Condori Huanqui |
Area | |
• Total | 160.09 km2 (61.81 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,262 m (10,702 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 827 |
• Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 040513 |
Madrigal District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Ch'ila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Suriwiri. Other mountains are listed below:[2]
Madrigal lies north of the Colca valley.
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.92% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ (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 maps of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa 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)
15°36′31″S 71°48′37″W / 15.6085°S 71.8104°W