Tilali District

Tilali
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Moho
Founded December 12, 1991
Capital Tilali
Government
  Mayor Zenon Alan Cañazaca Blanco
Area
  Total 48.15 km2 (18.59 sq mi)
Elevation 3,840 m (12,600 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,255
  Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210904

Tilali District is one of four districts of the province Moho 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 (91.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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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