Santa Rosa District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Geography The La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
Chimpulla Hatun Ichhuna Kunka Inka Kancha Khunurana Kunka Mamaniri Puka Urqu Sapan Warmi Silluta Taruja Marka T'uqra Wilaquta Yana Khuchilla Yana Salla Yanaqucha Yaritani
Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Climate
See also Suyt'uqucha
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