Amantaní District
| Amantani | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Puno |
| Founded | April 9, 1965 |
| Capital | Amantani |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcelino Yucra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,854 m (12,644 ft) |
| Population (2007 census) | |
| • Total | 4,255 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 210102 |
| Website | muniamantani.gob.pe |
Amantani[1] is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno region, Peru.[2]
History
Amantani District was created by Law on April 9, 1965, in Fernando Belaúnde term.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Mayors
- 2011-2014: Marcelino Yucra Pacompia.
- 2007-2010: Adrián Severo Yanarico Cari.
Festivities
References
- ↑ munamantani.gob.pe Municipalidad distrital de Amantani (official website)
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved March 19, 2008. Archived May 1, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
See also
External links
- (Spanish) Official district web site
- (Spanish) INEI Peru
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Coordinates: 15°39′51″S 69°42′36″W / 15.66417°S 69.71000°W
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