Juli District

Juli District is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Puno Region, Peru.[1]

Juli

Chulli
District
Portal of the Santa Cruz church in Juli
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceChucuito
CapitalJuli
Government
 • MayorJusto Apaza Delgado
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total720.38 km2 (278.14 sq mi)
Elevation
3,868 m (12,690 ft)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total23,741
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210401
Interior view of St. Jonh Church

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is K'isini at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Jach'a Qala
  • Jilarata
  • Jinchupalla
  • Kimsa
  • Khawayuni
  • Laramani
  • Llallawa
  • Pukara
  • Sura Wiqu
  • Wila Kunka

History

Juli is mentioned as the third site where a printing press was established in the Americas, in 1612, following one in Mexico and another in Lima[3].

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (68.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

Authorities

Mayors
  • 2011-2014: Juan Ludgerio Aguilar Olivera.
  • 2007-2010: Eugenio Barbaito Constanza.
  • Mural paintings, Juli
  • Mural paintings, Juli
  • Mural paintings, Juli

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Chucuito Province (Puno Region)
  3. Suzanne Ackerson-Addor in Journal of the International Association of Paper Historians The first printing press was set up in Mexico, the second one in Peru 1584. The latter was organized by Jesuit Fathers. Later on printing presses were set up in Juli (earlier Peru, today Bolivia) 1612,
  4. 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)

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