Huacullani District

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Huacullani

Waqullani
District
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Huacullani District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Chucuito
Capital Huacullani
Government
 •  Mayor Braulio Morales Choquecahua
Area
 • Total705.28 km2 (272.31 sq mi)
Elevation
3,937 m (12,917 ft)
Population
 • Total14,906
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210403

Huacullani (from Aymara Waqullani) is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in the Puno Region in southern Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Wila Purakani at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (92.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Authorities

Mayors

See also

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Chucuito 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)

Coordinates: 16°37′50″S69°36′01″W / 16.6305°S 69.6002°W / -16.6305; -69.6002


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