Tiquillaca District

Tiquillaca
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Puno
Capital Tiquillaca
Government
  Mayor Yone Walter Villasante Apaza
Area
  Total 455.71 km2 (175.95 sq mi)
Elevation 3,885 m (12,746 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,019
  Density 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210114

Tiquillaca District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno 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 (79.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.42% 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)