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San José District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.[1]

San José District
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Azángaro
Founded	May 2, 1854
Capital	San José
Government
• Mayor	Enrique Eron Alarcon Huahuacondori
Area
• Total	372.73 km2 (143.91 sq mi)
Elevation	4,082 m (13,392 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	7,183
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210212

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Surupana at approximately 5,162 m (16,936 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2][3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.85% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

References

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