Quellouno District
| Quelloúno Q'illu Unu | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | La Convención |
| Founded | October 1, 1986 |
| Capital | Quelloúno |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cleto Edwin Cabrera Cortes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 799.68 km2 (308.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 16,469 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 080906 |
Quelloúno (hispanicized spelling from Quechua Q'illu Unu, q'illu yellow, unu water,[1] "yellow water") is one of ten districts of the La Convención Province in the Cusco Region in Peru.[2]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.98%) learnt to speak in childhood, 45.76% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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Coordinates: 12°37′35″S 72°41′33″W / 12.6263°S 72.6924°W
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