Atuncolla District

Atuncolla
Hatunqulla
District

Coordinates: 15°41′17″S 70°08′39″W / 15.68806°S 70.14417°W / -15.68806; -70.14417Coordinates: 15°41′17″S 70°08′39″W / 15.68806°S 70.14417°W / -15.68806; -70.14417
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Puno
Capital Atuncolla
Government
  Mayor Nestor Quispe Ito
Area
  Total 124.74 km2 (48.16 sq mi)
Elevation 3,822 m (12,539 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,984
  Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210104

Atuncolla District is one of fifteen districts of Puno Province in Peru.[1]

Canihua (Chenopodium pallidicaule) is one of the few crops that can be cultivated at the high elevations of Atuncolla district.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the first language which the majority of the population (90.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.23% of the residents speak Spanish as a first language. (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Church in Sillustani, Atuncolla district.

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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