Aqhuyani District

Aqhuyani District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.[1]

Aqhuyani
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceCarabaya
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalAqhuyani
Government
 • MayorAdolfo Cosme Quispe Hancco
Area
 • Total413.11 km2 (159.50 sq mi)
Elevation
4,250 m (13,940 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,104
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210302

Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

  • Q'iruni
  • Q'uli Kunka
  • Q'umirqucha Punta
  • Sallikani
  • Tankani
  • Taypi Tira
  • Uqi Kunka Urqu
  • Wampuni

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.08% 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 April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Crucero District 2 (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)

14°13′51″S 70°13′29″W

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