Qurani District

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Qurani
Qurani
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Carabaya
FoundedMay 2, 1854
Capital Qurani
Government
 •  Mayor Guzman Victor Yana Cruz
Area
 • Total852.99 km2 (329.34 sq mi)
Elevation
3,986 m (13,077 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,581
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210305

Qurani (from Aymara Qurani, meaning "the one with herbs") is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

The southern section of the Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.03 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 13°52′31″S70°36′29″W / 13.87528°S 70.60806°W / -13.87528; -70.60806


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