Orurillo | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Melgar |
Capital | Orurillo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alain Yorkman Mendizábal Gutiérrez |
Area | |
• Total | 379.05 km2 (146.35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,890 m (12,760 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 7,651 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( PET) |
UBIGEO | 210807 |
Orurillo District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru. [1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.98 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [2]
14°43′39″S 70°48′11″W / 14.7275°S 70.8031°W
Orurillo | |
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![]() | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Melgar |
Capital | Orurillo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alain Yorkman Mendizábal Gutiérrez |
Area | |
• Total | 379.05 km2 (146.35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,890 m (12,760 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 7,651 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( PET) |
UBIGEO | 210807 |
Orurillo District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru. [1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.98 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [2]
14°43′39″S 70°48′11″W / 14.7275°S 70.8031°W