Azángaro | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Azángaro in the Puno Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Capital | Asankaru |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ruben Pachari Inofuente |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,970.01 km2 (1,918.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,850 m (12,630 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 136.523 |
| • Density | 0.027/km2 (0.071/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2102 |
| Website | www |
Asankaru Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. [1]
According to the 2007 census, Quechua was spoken by 81.0% of the population as their first language, while 18.4% spoke Spanish, 0.3% spoke Aymara, 0.0% spoke Asháninka, 0.1% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.
The province measures 4,970.01 square kilometres (1,918.93 sq mi) and is divided into fifteen districts:
| District | Mayor | Capital | Ubigeo |
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| Achaya | Pepe Romulo Condori Carlosviza | Achaya | 210202 |
| Arapa | Cesar Gilberto Torres Rosello | Arapa | 210203 |
| Asillo | Jose Ludgardo Torres Sucari | Asillo | 210204 |
| Asankaru | Flavio Jesus Mamani Hancco | Asankaru | 210201 |
| Caminaca | Cesar Augusto Huaman Suero | Caminaca | 210205 |
| Chupa | Clemente Idelionso Lopez Chipana | Chupa | 210206 |
| José Domingo Choquehuanca | Ponsiano Mamani Ccala | Estación de Pucara | 210207 |
| Muñani | Leonidas Endara Mamani | Muñani | 210208 |
| Potoni | Seferino Quispe Turpo | Potoni | 210209 |
| Saman | Luis Mamani Gonzales | Saman | 210210 |
| San Antón | Adrian Joel Quispe Alata | San Antón | 210211 |
| San José | Enrique Eron Alarcon Huahuacondori | San José | 210212 |
| San Juan de Salinas | Edgar Inofuente Cari | San Juan de Salinas | 210213 |
| Santiago de Pupuja | Jaime Roger Yapo Arapa | Santiago de Pupuja | 210214 |
| Tirapata | Marino Pumaleque Mango | Tirapata | 210215 |
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: [2]
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Potoni District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.
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Ichhu Muruq'u is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Puno Region, Azángaro Province, on the border of the districts Potoni and San Antón. Ichhu Muruq'u lies west of the mountain Ch'iyar Jaqhi and northeast of Yuraq Apachita and Quri Kunka.
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