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Madrigal District

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Country
  
Peru

Capital
  
Madrigal

UBIGEO
  
040513

Area
  
160.1 kmĀ²

Region
  
Arequipa

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
3,262 m

Province
  
Caylloma Province

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Madrigal District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.

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Geography

The Ch'ila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Suriwiri. Other mountains are listed below:

  • Hatun Pila
  • Jichu Qullu
  • Parwayani
  • Sillani
  • Suriwiri
  • Madrigal lies north of the Colca valley.

    Ethnic groups

    The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.92% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Madrigal District Wikipedia