Usicayos District

Usicayos District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru.[1]

Usicayos
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceCarabaya
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalUsicayos
Government
 • MayorPaul William Sotomayor Guerra
Area
 • Total644.04 km2 (248.67 sq mi)
Elevation
3,778 m (12,395 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total9,757
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210310

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Ch'uspini at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Anta Punta
  • Chikuru
  • Chikuruni
  • Ch'amak Tira
  • Inti Pukllana
  • Lawan Tira
  • Lawani
  • Llamayuq Urqu
  • Minas Tira
  • Qinamari
  • Sura Pata
  • Tarpata Urqu
  • T'anta Tira
  • Wila Muqu Urqu
  • Wisk'achani
  • Wiyachani
  • Yana Chuku

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.84% 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 April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Carabaya 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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