Atuncolla District
District in Puno, Peru
Atuncolla Hatunqulla | |
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District | |
Sillustani and Lake Umayo | |
Coordinates: 15°41′17″S 70°08′39″W / 15.68806°S 70.14417°W / -15.68806; -70.14417 | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Puno |
Capital | Atuncolla |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nestor Quispe Ito |
Area | |
• Total | 124.74 km2 (48.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,822 m (12,539 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 3,984 |
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210104 |
Atuncolla District is one of fifteen districts of Puno Province in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the first language which the majority of the population (90.06%) learnt to speak in childhood. 9.23% of the residents speak Spanish as a first language. (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
- Hatunqucha
- Lake Umayo
- Sillustani
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
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