Tikillaqa District

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Tikillaqa
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Puno
Capital Tikillaqa
Government
   Mayor Yone Walter Villasante Apaza
Area
  Total455.71 km2 (175.95 sq mi)
Elevation
3,885 m (12,746 ft)
Population
  Total2,019
  Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210114

Tikillaqa District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in Peru. [1]

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Geography

Some of the highest mountains 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 (79.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.42% 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 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno 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)