Santo Tomás de Pata District

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Santo Tomás de Pata
Pata
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Angaraes
Founded May 10, 1955
Capital Santo Tomás de Pata
Government
 • Mayor Mauro Sebastian Ponce Laime
Area
 • Total 133.57 km2 (51.57 sq mi)
Elevation 3,156 m (10,354 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,386
 • Density 10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090311

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. Retrieved April 11, 2008.(Spanish)
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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