Yunguyo District

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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. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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