Tuti District

Tuti
District
Country  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Caylloma
Capital Tuti
Government
  Mayor Yoni Yanque Cusi
Area
  Total 241.89 km2 (93.39 sq mi)
Elevation 3,790 m (12,430 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,011
  Density 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 040518

Tuti District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Ch'ila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest elevations of the district is Mismi at 5,597 m (18,363 ft) above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (59.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.93% 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 maps of the Caylloma Province 1 and 2 (Arequipa Region)
  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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