Llalli District

Llalli
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Melgar
Capital Llalli
Government
  Mayor León Vilca Gamarra
Area
  Total 216.36 km2 (83.54 sq mi)
Elevation 3,980 m (13,060 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,166
  Density 19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210804

Llalli District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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)