Cuyocuyo District

Cuyocuyo
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Sandia
Founded May 2, 1854
Capital Cuyocuyo
Government
 • Mayor Zacarias Santamaria Paye
Area
 • Total 503.91 km2 (194.56 sq mi)
Elevation 3,450 m (11,320 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 8,062
 • Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 211202

Cuyocuyo District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest elevations of the district is Qurwari at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2][3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Sandia Province, Puno Region
  4. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°28′58″S 69°49′49″W / 14.4829°S 69.8302°W / -14.4829; -69.8302

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