Yunguyo District

Yunguyo
District

Main square in Yunguyo
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Yunguyo
Capital Yunguyo
Government
 • Mayor Juan Huanca Coarita
Area
 • Total 170.59 km2 (65.87 sq mi)
Elevation 3,826 m (12,552 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 31,772
 • Density 190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211301

Yunguyo District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (62.50%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.53% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ 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: 16°14′39″S 69°05′33″W / 16.2442°S 69.0925°W / -16.2442; -69.0925

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