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Umachiri District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Umachiri
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Melgar
Capital	Umachiri
Area
• Total	323.56 km2 (124.93 sq mi)
Elevation	3,904 m (12,808 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,592
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210809

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.55% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

• T'aqañawi

References

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