Tuti District

Tuti District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]

Tuti
District
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceCaylloma
CapitalTuti
Government
 • MayorYoni Yanque Cusi
Area
 • Total241.89 km2 (93.39 sq mi)
Elevation
3,790 m (12,430 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,011
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040518

Geography

The Ch'ila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest elevations of the district is Mismi at 5,597 m (18,363 ft) above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Aqu Kulluna
  • Chunkara
  • Chuqi Kuraw
  • Hatun Siq'ita
  • Kunturi
  • Lluqu
  • Misa Chunkara
  • Pilluni
  • Pukara
  • Tiklla
  • Wajchani
  • Wankara

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (59.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.93% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2010-05-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1 and 2 (Arequipa 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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