Tuti District

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Tuti
District
Tuti District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Caylloma
Capital Tuti
Government
 •  Mayor Yoni Yanque Cusi
Area
 • Total
241.89 km2 (93.39 sq mi)
Elevation
3,790 m (12,430 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
1,011
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 040518

Tuti District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru. [1]

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Geography

The Ch'ila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest elevations of the district is Mismi at 5,597 m (18,363 ft) above sea level. Other mountains 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 (59.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.93% 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 2010-05-01 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1 and 2 (Arequipa 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°31′56″S71°33′03″W / 15.5322°S 71.5509°W / -15.5322; -71.5509


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