Tambo District, La Mar

Tambo District is one of eight districts of the La Mar Province in Peru.[1]

Tambo Tampu
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	La Mar
Capital	Tambo
Government
• Mayor	Ciro Gavilan Palomino
Area
• Total	335.18 km^2 (129.41 sq mi)
Elevation	3,219 m (10,561 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	17,596
• Density	52/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050508

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Rasuwillka at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Apachita
• Ch'uru Q'asa
• Hatun Parya Urqu
• Ichhu Pata
• Pisqu Willka
• Qarwa Pata
• Qucha Urqu
• Runa Wañusqa
• Salta Waylla
• Wanu Pata
• Yana Rumi

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.36% 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 Huanta 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)