Kelluyo District

Kelluyo
Q'illuyu
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Chucuito
Founded June 1, 1982
Capital Kelluyo
Government
 • Mayor Demetrio Salamanca Choque
Area
 • Total 485.77 km2 (187.56 sq mi)
Elevation 3,830 m (12,570 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 13,801
 • Density 28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210404

Kelluyo (Aymara Q'illuyu, q'illu yellow, uyu corral,[1] "yellow corral") is one of seven districts of the province Chucuito in Peru.[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (84.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. ↑ 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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