Crucero District

Crucero District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.[1]

Crucero
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceCarabaya
CapitalCrucero
Government
 • MayorAlwin Saturnino Cutipa Mamani
Area
 • Total836.37 km2 (322.92 sq mi)
Elevation
4,124 m (13,530 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total8,761
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210306


Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ariquma at approximately 5,350 m (17,550 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Apachita
  • Challwani Urqu
  • Chunta Q'atawi
  • Kuntur Ikiña
  • K'ank'awini
  • Laramani
  • Liqiliqini
  • Luk'ana
  • Maran Sarani
  • Pinkillu Punta
  • Pinkilluni Urqu
  • Q'ara Pata Kunka
  • Qayqu
  • Qayqu Tira
  • Qinamari
  • Q'alawaña
  • Rit'ikunka
  • Sapan Qullu
  • Sura Pata
  • Takuni
  • Tampu K'ark'a
  • Taypi Kunka
  • Wila Sirka
  • Wiluyuq Urqu
  • Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (75.80%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.89% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also
  • Ariquma Lake
  • Wiluyuq Qucha

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 Crucero 2 and Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. 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)

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