Pichacani District
This article is about the district in the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pichaqani (disambiguation).
| Pichacani Pichaqani | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Puno |
| Capital | Laraqueri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lucio Ccopa Mamani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,633.48 km2 (630.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,975 m (13,041 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 6,134 |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (9.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 210111 |
Pichacani (hispanicized spelling) or Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa a big needle,[1] -ni a suffix, "the one with a big needle") is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru.[2]
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]
- Anta Qayqu
- Chuqipata
- Churi Wiqu
- Ch'iyar Jaqhi
- Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Puno)
- Jach'a Phaq'u Q'awa
- Jach'a Qullu
- Janq'u Jaqhi
- Janq'u Qalani
- Janq'u Saywani
- Janq'u Saxa
- Jayu Jayuni
- Kuntur Ikiña
- Kunturini
- Kunturiri
- Laq'a Apachita
- Muru Jaqhi
- Nasa Parqu
- Pinkilluni
- Pukara
- Pumamarka
- Phaq'u Apachita
- Phaq'u Q'awa
- Qachi Qullu
- Q'ara Qullu
- Q'illu Chuta
- Q'iwiri
- Salla Qachi
- Surichata
- Tankani
- Taypi Qullu
- Wallata
- Wallqani
- Warawarani
- Wayllani
- Wila Kunkani
- Wila Qullu
- Wila Salla
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.68% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) see: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province (Puno Region)
- ↑ 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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