Huacullani District

This article is about the mountain in the Puno Region in Peru. For other uses, see Waqullani (disambiguation).

Huacullani Waqullani
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Chucuito
Capital	Huacullani
Government
• Mayor	Braulio Morales Choquecahua
Area
• Total	705.28 km2 (272.31 sq mi)
Elevation	3,937 m (12,917 ft)
Population  (2007 census)
• Total	14,906
• Density	21/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]

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]

• Altarani
• Chachakumani
• Ch'iyar Jaqhi
• Ch'uwaña
• Jach'a Nasa
• Jach'a Uma Chuqu
• Kimsa Chuta
• Kuntur Ikiña
• Laram Jaqhi
• Laramani
• Mamaniri
• Marqu Nasani
• Nasa Parqu
• Payrumani
• Pä Sirka
• Pukara
• Saywani Sirka
• Tanka Qullu
• Uma Chuqu
• Waka P'iqi
• Wanq'uni
• Wila Purakani
• Wila Qullu
• Wiluyu

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

• 2011-2014: Braulio Morales Choquecahua.
• 2007-2010: Jaime Musaja Chipana.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Peru

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)

External links

• INEI Peru

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