Panao District

Panao
Panao
District
	District of Panao (Peru)
Country	Peru
Region	Huánuco
Province	Pachitea
Capital	Panao
Government
• Mayor	Cayo Rojas Rivera
Area
• Total	1,580.86 km2 (610.37 sq mi)
Elevation	2,560 m (8,400 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	17,666
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	100801

Panao District is one of four districts of the province Pachitea in Peru.^[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[2]

Hatun Kasha
K'uchu Hanka
Marayniyuq
Putaqa
Qayqu
Rikacha Tuna
Rumi Chaka
Saqra Mach'ay
Suyruqucha
Tinyaqucha
Walmish
Wamanripayuq
Warmi Pukyu
Waqurunchu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.69% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pachitea Province (Huánuco Region)
^ 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)

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9°53′55″S 75°59′34″W / 9.8986°S 75.9929°W / -9.8986; -75.9929

[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] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pachitea Province (Huánuco Region)

[3] .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)

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