Puños
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Country | Peru |
Region | Huánuco |
Province | Huamalíes |
Founded | October 7, 1942 |
Capital | Puños |
Government | |
• Mayor | Casimiro Rosales Caqui |
Area | |
• Total | 101.75 km2 (39.29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,739 m (12,267 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,025 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 100509 |
Puños District is one of eleven districts of the province HuamalíesinPeru.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.74% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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Dos de Mayo |
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Huacaybamba |
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Huamalíes |
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Huánuco |
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Lauricocha |
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Leoncio Prado |
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Marañón |
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Pachitea |
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Puerto Inca |
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Yarowilca |
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9°29′59″S 76°53′06″W / 9.4996°S 76.8850°W / -9.4996; -76.8850