Santo Tomás de Pata
Pata
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAngaraes
FoundedMay 10, 1955
CapitalSanto Tomás de Pata
Government
  MayorMauro Sebastian Ponce Laime
Area
  Total133.57 km2 (51.57 sq mi)
Elevation
3,156 m (10,354 ft)
Population
  Total1,386
  Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090311

Santo Tomás de Pata District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes 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 (81.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.(in Spanish)
  2. 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°06′47″S 74°25′09″W / 13.1131°S 74.4193°W / -13.1131; -74.4193

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