Cuyocuyo District

Cuyocuyo
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Sandia
Founded May 2, 1854
Capital Cuyocuyo
Government
  Mayor Zacarias Santamaria Paye
Area
  Total 503.91 km2 (194.56 sq mi)
Elevation 3,450 m (11,320 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 8,062
  Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211202

Cuyocuyo District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. (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 map Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. 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)

Coordinates: 14°28′58″S 69°49′49″W / 14.4829°S 69.8302°W / -14.4829; -69.8302

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