Orurillo District

District in Puno, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Orurillo District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Country Peru
CapitalOrurillo
Elevation
3,890 m (12,760 ft)
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Orurillo
Interactive map of Orurillo
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceMelgar
CapitalOrurillo
Government
  MayorAlain Yorkman Mendizábal Gutiérrez
Area
  Total
379.05 km2 (146.35 sq mi)
Elevation
3,890 m (12,760 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total
7,651
  Density20.18/km2 (52.28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210807
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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.98 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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