Usicayos District
| Usicayos | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Carabaya |
| Founded | May 2, 1854 |
| Capital | Usicayos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul William Sotomayor Guerra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 644.04 km2 (248.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,778 m (12,395 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 9,757 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 210310 |
Usicayos District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.84% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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Coordinates: 14°07′35″S 69°58′04″W / 14.12639°S 69.96778°W
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