Pilcuyo District
Pilcuyo Pilkuyu | |
|---|---|
 Pilcuyo | |
 Interactive map of Pilcuyo | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | El Collao |
| Founded | December 11, 1961 |
| Capital | Pilcuyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Isidro Lupaca Ticona |
| Area | |
• Total | 157 km2 (61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,836 m (12,585 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,784 |
| • Density | 107/km2 (277/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210503 |
Pilcuyo District is one of five districts of the province El Collao 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 (87.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^(in Spanish)Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información DistritalArchived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^inei.gob.peArchived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
16°06′42″S69°33′23″W / 16.1118°S 69.5563°W / -16.1118; -69.5563
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