Chucuito District
| Chucuito | ||
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| District | ||
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Lake Titicaca as seen from Chucuito | ||
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| Country |
 Peru | |
| Region | Puno | |
| Province | Puno | |
| Capital | Chucuito | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Pedro Alfonso Teves Cruz | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 121.18 km2 (46.79 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 3,871 m (12,700 ft) | |
| Population (2005 census) | ||
| • Total | 9,366 | |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) | |
| UBIGEO | 210106 | |
| Website | munichucuito.gob.pe | |
Chucuito District is one of the districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region 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 (73.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.71% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Images
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Phallus-shaped stone sculptures at Inka Uyu
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital Chucuito, Municipalidad Distrital de Chucuito, Retrieved November 9, 2007.
- ↑ 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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