Nuñoa District

Nuñoa District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru.[1]

Nuñoa
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceMelgar
CapitalNuñoa
Government
 • MayorAtilio Rodo Huaman Tapara
Area
 • Total2,200.16 km2 (849.49 sq mi)
Elevation
4,016 m (13,176 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total13,598
 • Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210806

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

  • Aqu Punta
  • Chuwani
  • Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Cusco-Puno)
  • Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Melgar)
  • Jarupata
  • Hatun Sallika
  • Hatun Yuraq Qaqa
  • Hatunk'uchu
  • Kuntur Pata
  • Kuntur Saya
  • Khunurana
  • Lluxisa
  • Minas Tira
  • Misti Urqu
  • P'allchani
  • Pirwani
  • Puka Ch'uwaña
  • Puka Parina
  • P'iya Qhuyani
  • Qillwa Quta
  • Quchak'uchu
  • Qullpa Qaqa
  • Qhuna Tira
  • Q'illu Qaqa
  • Sach'apata
  • Salla Muqu
  • Salla Tira
  • Salla Wanqani
  • Sampu
  • Silla Qhata
  • Surapata
  • Sura Punta
  • Waylla Wit'u
  • Wila Pata
  • Willu Punchu
  • Wiqu
  • Wisa Wisa
  • Wit'u Uma
  • Yanaqucha
  • Yuraq Q'asa (Chullupata)
  • Yuraq Q'asa (Pumanuta)

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.60%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.04 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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 of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  3. 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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