San Antonio de Esquilache District | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Puno |
Capital | San Antonio de Esquilache |
Government | |
• Mayor | Teodoro Cipriano Ticona Alvarez |
Area | |
• Total | 376.75 km2 (145.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4,700 m (15,400 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,613 |
• Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210113 |
San Antonio District or San Antonio de Esquilache District is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region of Peru.[1]
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Ajuyani
- Anta Qayqu
- Anta Sallani
- Chuqipata
- Jat'u K'achi
- Kuntur Ikiña
- Kunturiri
- Llallawini
- Millu
- Ninachiri
- Q'isanani
- Surichata
- Tankani
- Pukara
- Pura Purani
- Putuni
- Putusi
- Qutuni
- Surichata
- Tankani
- T'ula Qullu
- Wankarani
- Wila Salla
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.60% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 5.46% learnt Spanish as the first language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province (Puno Region)
- ↑ 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)
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