Pilcuyo District

Pilcuyo
Pilkuyu
District

Pilcuyo
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province El Collao
Founded December 11, 1961
Capital Pilcuyo
Government
  Mayor Isidro Lupaca Ticona
Area
  Total 157 km2 (61 sq mi)
Elevation 3,836 m (12,585 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 16,784
  Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210503

Pilcuyo District is one of five districts of the province El Collao in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (87.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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: 16°06′42″S 69°33′23″W / 16.1118°S 69.5563°W / -16.1118; -69.5563

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