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San Jerónimo District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.[1]

San Jerónimo District Distrito de San Jerónimo
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Andahuaylas
Capital	San Jerónimo
Government
• Mayor	Oscar David Rojas Palomino
Area
• Total	237.42 km2 (91.67 sq mi)
Elevation	2,944 m (9,659 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	17,220
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030213

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Sallapi at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 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 (69.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Antaqucha
• Llamachayuq
• Quriqucha
• Wachuqucha

References

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