Chucuito District

District in Puno, Peru
Coat of arms of Chucuito
Coat of arms
Country PeruRegionPunoProvincePunoCapitalChucuitoGovernment
 • MayorPedro Alfonso Teves CruzArea
 • Total121.18 km2 (46.79 sq mi)Elevation
3,871 m (12,700 ft)Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total9,366 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)UBIGEO210106Websitemunichucuito.gob.pe

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

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (73.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.71% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Images

  • Phallus-shaped stone sculptures at Inka Uyu
    Phallus-shaped stone sculptures at Inka Uyu

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital Chucuito, Municipalidad Distrital de Chucuito Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved November 9, 2007.
  2. ^ 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)

External links

  • (in Spanish) www.munichucuito.gob.pe Official district web site
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Azángaro
Carabaya
Chucuito
El Collao
Huancané
Lampa
Melgar
Moho
Puno
San Antonio de Putina
San Román
Sandia
Yunguyo


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