Totos District

Totos District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo in Peru.[1]

Totos
District
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceCangallo
CapitalTotos
Government
 • MayorTeresa De La Cruz Licas
Area
 • Total112.9 km2 (43.6 sq mi)
Elevation
3,286 m (10,781 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total4,415
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050206

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Antap'iti at 4,410 m (14,470 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

The largest lakes in the district are Llulluch'a Qucha and Lawra Qucha.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cangallo Province (Ayacucho Region)
  3. 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)

13.5679°S 74.5229°W / -13.5679; -74.5229

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