Tauria | |
|---|---|
| Country | 
Peru |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Province | La Unión |
| Founded | November 19, 1954 |
| Capital | Tauria |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Efrain Guillermo Sanchez Medina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 314.68 km2 (121.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,900 m (9,500 ft) |
| Population (
2005 census) | |
| • Total | 357 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( PET) |
| UBIGEO | 040809 |
Tauria District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru. [1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [2]
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.
- ^ 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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