Chucuito District
Chucuito District is one of the districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru.[1]
Chucuito | |
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 Lake Titicaca as seen from Chucuito | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Puno |
| Capital | Chucuito |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Alfonso Teves Cruz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 121.18 km2 (46.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,871 m (12,700 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,366 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210106 |
| Website | munichucuito.gob.pe |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (73.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.71% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Images
Phallus-shaped stone sculptures at Inka Uyu
See also
References
- (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital Chucuito, Municipalidad Distrital de Chucuito Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- 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)
External links
- (in Spanish) www.munichucuito.gob.pe Official district web site
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| Azángaro | |
| Carabaya | |
| Chucuito | |
| El Collao | |
| Huancané | |
| Lampa | |
| Melgar | |
| Moho | |
| Puno | |
| San Antonio de Putina | |
| San Román | |
| Sandia | |
| Yunguyo | |
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