Usicayos District

Usicayos
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Carabaya
Founded May 2, 1854
Capital Usicayos
Government
  Mayor Paul William Sotomayor Guerra
Area
  Total 644.04 km2 (248.67 sq mi)
Elevation 3,778 m (12,395 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 9,757
  Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210310

Usicayos District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya 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 (96.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.84% 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)

Coordinates: 14°07′35″S 69°58′04″W / 14.12639°S 69.96778°W