Ponto District

Ponto
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huari
Founded September 30, 1943
Capital Ponto
Government
  Mayor Hector Anibal Quiñones Ortega
Area
  Total 118.29 km2 (45.67 sq mi)
Elevation 3,140 m (10,300 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,175
  Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021011

Ponto District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huari 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 (93.71%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.11% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°16′01″S 76°58′01″W / 9.26694°S 76.96694°W / -9.26694; -76.96694

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