Tiquillaca District

Tiquillaca
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Puno
Capital	Tiquillaca
Government
•  Mayor	Yone Walter Villasante Apaza
Area
• Total	455.71 km2 (175.95 sq mi)
Elevation	3,885 m (12,746 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,019
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210114

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

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: ^[2]

• Allpaqani
• Asiruni
• Challwani
• Chuqi Liwa
• Chuwallani
• Inka Laya
• Jayu Jayuni
• Jichu Qullu
• Kuntur Ikiña
• K'ara K'arani
• Llallawa
• Puka Kancha Punta
• Puka Phuju
• Pukara
• Pura Purani
• Q'atawi
• Supay Laya
• Uturunqani
• Wila Salla
• Wila Wila
• Wilantay
• Wiluyu (Mañazo-Tiquillaca)
• Wiluyu (Tiquillaca)
• Yaritani
• Yuraq Punta

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]

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)

15°47′51″S70°11′22″W / 15.7974°S 70.1895°W / -15.7974; -70.1895