Antauta District

Antauta
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Melgar
Founded October 25, 1901
Capital Antauta
Government
  Mayor Ignacio Edgar Chura Mendoza
Area
  Total 636.17 km2 (245.63 sq mi)
Elevation 4,150 m (13,620 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,887
  Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210802

Antauta District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

  • Aqu Punta
  • Chachakumani
  • Chunta
  • Chuwani
  • Ch'iyar Salla
  • Jalanta
  • Kimsa Kunka
  • Kuntur Pata
  • Kuntur Sayana
  • Llallawi
  • Maych'a Sinqa
  • Minas Tira
  • Misti Urqu
  • Muru Muruni
  • Pirwani
  • P'isaqani
  • Qinamari
  • Qullpa Tira
  • Q'illu Qaqa
  • Salla Muqu
  • Sura Punta
  • Wamanlipani
  • Wanq'uni
  • Warmi Uma
  • Willkanuta
  • Yana Salla

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.28% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°52′55″S 70°35′24″W / 14.8819°S 70.5900°W / -14.8819; -70.5900

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