Pomata District

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Pomata
Pumata
District
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Pomata District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Chucuito
Capital Pomata
Government
 •  Mayor Fredy Gualberto Castillo Venegas
Area
 • Total
382.58 km2 (147.71 sq mi)
Elevation
3,876 m (12,717 ft)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total
17,787
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210406

Pomata District is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Puno Region, Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qhapiya at 4,809 m (15,778 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 (80.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.64% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Authorities

Mayors

See also

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 map 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)

16°16′00″S69°18′32″W / 16.2667°S 69.3088°W / -16.2667; -69.3088


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