Pucará District, Lampa
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Pucará
Pukara | |
---|---|
Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Lampa |
Capital | Pucará |
Government | |
• Mayor | Leonardo Arpi Inofuente |
Area | |
• Total | 537.6 km2 (207.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,860 m (12,660 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 5,306 |
• Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210708 |
Pucará District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Qullqi at 4,916 m (16,129 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Awkisa
- Ch'uwañuma
- Hatun Yana
- Japuni
- Jayuni
- Kiswarani
- Kuntur Wasi
- Llallawa
- Puka Tika
- Quchapata
- Qullqi Q'awa
- Q'ala Qhata
- Sapan Quta
- Saywa
- Sura Qutaña
- Tampu Tira
- Wiraquchani
- Yana Kunka
- Yuraq Apachita
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Lampa Province, Puno Region
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 15°02′56″S 70°22′43″W / 15.04889°S 70.37861°W
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