Kelluyo District

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Kelluyo
Q'illuyu
Kelluyo District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Chucuito
FoundedJune 1, 1982
Capital Kelluyo
Government
   Mayor Demetrio Salamanca Choque
Area
  Total
485.77 km2 (187.56 sq mi)
Elevation
3,830 m (12,570 ft)
Population
  Total
13,801
  Density28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210404

Kelluyo (Aymara Q'illuyu, q'illu yellow, uyu corral, [1] "yellow corral") is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Peru. [2]

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Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Wila Nasa at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (84.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [4]

See also

References

  1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Chucuito Province, Puno Region
  4. 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)

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