Cuturapi District

Cuturapi
Quturapi
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Yunguyo
Founded December 28, 1984
Capital San Juan de Cuturapi
Government
 • Mayor Valentin Huanchi
Area
 • Total 21.74 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Elevation 3,855 m (12,648 ft)
Population (2007 census)
 • Total 1,598
 • Density 74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211304

Cuturapi District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Peru.[1]

History

The Cuturapi District was created by Law No. 24042 (December 28, 1984), during the second term of Fernando Belaúnde Terry.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (68.27%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 30.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Authorities

Mayors

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

See also

Coordinates: 16°16′13″S 69°10′40″W / 16.2703°S 69.1778°W / -16.2703; -69.1778

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