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Arapa District

Arapa
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Capital Arapa
Government
 • Mayor Cesar Gilberto Torres Rosello
Area
 • Total 329.85 km2 (127.36 sq mi)
Elevation 3,838 m (12,592 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 10,178
 • Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210203

Arapa District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.91%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.66% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 15°08′30″S 70°07′03″W / 15.14167°S 70.11750°W / -15.14167; -70.11750


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