Juan Espinoza Medrano District

Juan Espinoza Medrano

Mullipampa
Juan Espinoza Medrano Mullipampa
District
	Interactive map of Juan Espinoza Medrano
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 (2005 census)
• Total	2,286
• Density	3.668/km2 (9.500/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.

Central plaza in Abancay, Apurímac, Peru.

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province, featuring some of the highest peaks of the province, which are listed below:^[2]

Chaka Urqu
Huch'uy Sara Sara
Kuntur Wasi
Kunturi
Lunq'u
Llamuqa
Millu K'uchu
Panti Pata
Paychi
Pilluni
Pirqa
Puka Ranra
Puka Willka
Pumanuta
Quri Pawkara
Quri Waraqa
Runtuqucha
Sara Sara
Surapata
T'uruyuq
Urpi Marka
Utkhu
Wamanripa
Yana Uqhu
Yuraq Qaqa
Yuraq Urqu

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)

13°48′00″S 72°31′01″W / 13.80000°S 72.51694°W / -13.80000; -72.51694

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[1] (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.

[2] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac 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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