Pomata District

Pomata
Pumata
District

Coat of arms
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Chucuito
Capital Pomata
Government
  Mayor Walter Agustín Quispe Galindo
Area
  Total 382.58 km2 (147.71 sq mi)
Elevation 3,876 m (12,717 ft)
Population (2007 census)
  Total 17,787
  Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210406

Pomata District is one of seven districts of the province Chucuito in Puno Region, 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 (80.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.64% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Authorities

Mayors

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)

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