San Salvador District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.[1]

San Salvador
District
The mountain Pachatusan above the sanctuary Señor de Huanca, San Salvador, both declared a National Cultural Heritage
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Calca
Founded	February 28, 1946
Capital	San Salvador
Government
• Mayor	Reynaldo Quispitupa Tupayupanqui
Area
• Total	128.07 km2 (49.45 sq mi)
Elevation	2,995 m (9,826 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,966
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080406

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pachatusan at 4,842 m (15,886 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 (88.68%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.99% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Gallery

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  Fields in the San Salvador District

See also

• Saqra

References

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