Chucuito Province

Last updated
Chucuito
Province
Juli. San Juan de Letran. Altar mayor.jpg
San Juan de Latrán church in Juli
Location of the province Chucuito in Puno.svg
Location of Chucuito in the Puno Region
Country Peru
Region Puno
Capital Juli
Government
 • MayorJusto Apaza Delgado
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total3,978.13 km2 (1,535.96 sq mi)
Population
 • Total110,083
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
UBIGEO 2104

Chucuito Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. [1] The capital of the province is the city of Juli.

Contents

History

Chucuito is cited by Comentarios Reales de los Incas . On the 1st chapter of the 3th[ clarification needed ] book of Comentarios reales de los incas, Chucuito is mentioned because of huge monuments and anthropomorphic statues. [2]

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the province is Chuqi Patilla at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [3]

Languages

According to the 2007 census, Aymara was spoken by 72.4% of the population as their first language, while 26.8% spoke Spanish, 0.6% spoke Quechua, 0.1% spoke Asháninka, 0.0% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.

Political division

The province measures 3,978.13 square kilometres (1,535.96 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:

DistrictMayorCapital Ubigeo
Juli Justo Apaza Delgado Juli 210401
Desaguadero Desaguadero 210402
Huacullani Jaime Musaja Chipana Huacullani 210403
Kelluyo Demetrio Salamanca Choque Kelluyo 210404
Pisacoma Nestor Jaime Chino Coaquira Pisacoma 210405
Pomata Mario Calani Morales Pomata 210406
Zepita Mateo Jilaja Mollo Zepita 210407

See also

Related Research Articles

Puno Province Province in Puno, Peru

Puno is a province in the Puno Region, in southeastern Peru. It borders the provinces of Huancane, San Román, El Collao and the Moquegua Region's province of General Sánchez Cerro. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located at the edge of Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake. It is the economic powerhouse of the region.

Loayza Province Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Loayza or José Ramón Loayza is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay.

Omasuyos Province Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Omasuyos or Uma Suyu is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. Its capital is Achacachi.

Pedro Domingo Murillo Province Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo Murillo, protagonist of the revolution of June 16, 1809.

Pacajes Province Province in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Pacajes is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Coro Coro.

Sajama Province Province in Oruro, Bolivia

Sajama is a province in the northwestern parts of the Bolivian Oruro Department.

Candarave Province Province in Tacna, Peru

Candarave Province is the smallest of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Candarave.

Mariscal Nieto Province Province in Moquegua, Peru

The Mariscal Nieto Province is the largest of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Moquegua.

Espinar Province Province in Cusco, Peru

Espinar Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru.

Turco Municipality Municipality in Oruro Department, Bolivia

Turco Municipality is the second municipal section of the Sajama Province in the Oruro Department in Bolivia, and was founded on February 15, 1957. Its seat is Turco, situated 154 km west of Oruro at an altitude of 3,860 m. The municipality covers an area of 3,973 km², not taking into account the area of Laca Laca Canton.

Azángaro Province Province in Puno, Peru

Azángaro Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.

Huacullani is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in the Puno Region in southern Peru.

Pisacoma is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Peru.

Zepita is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Puno Region, Peru.

Conduriri District is one of five districts of the El Collao Province in Puno Region, Peru.

Pichacani or Pichaqani is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru.

Ancoraimes Municipality Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Ancoraimes or Janq'u Laymi (Aymara) is the second municipal section of the Omasuyos Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Ancoraimes.

Luribay Municipality Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Luribay Municipality is the first municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay.

Malla Municipality is the fourth municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Malla.

Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range

The Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range is situated in Bolivia south east of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca, in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province. The range is named after one of highest mountains, the Kimsa Chata complex rising up to 4,735 metres (15,535 ft) about 15 km south of Tiwanaku.

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved December 29, 2007
  2. ↑ Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Comentarios reales de los incas, Lisbona 1609
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Chucuito Province, Puno Region

Coordinates: 16°12′52″S69°27′27″W / 16.214396°S 69.457381°W / -16.214396; -69.457381


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.