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Micaela Bastidas District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru.[1]

Micaela Bastidas
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Grau
Founded	December 20, 1957
Capital	Ayrihuanca
Government
• Mayor	Teodolfo Pumacayo Quispe
Area
• Total	110.14 km2 (42.53 sq mi)
Elevation	3,508 m (11,509 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,262
• Density	11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030706

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Malmanya at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

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