Cuyocuyo District

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

Cuyocuyo
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceSandia
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalCuyocuyo
Government
 • MayorZacarias Santamaria Paye
Area
 • Total503.91 km2 (194.56 sq mi)
Elevation
3,450 m (11,320 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total8,062
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211202

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]

  • Ch'uwaña
  • Janq'u Uma
  • Kuntur Ikiña
  • Kunturini
  • Machu Llaqta
  • Maran Sarani
  • Pirwani
  • P'ujru
  • Qurwari
  • Saywa
  • Sura Pata
  • Tikani
  • Utkhuqaqa
  • Wilaquta

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)

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