Acora District

Acora
Axura
District

Coat of arms
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Puno
Founded May 2, 1854
Capital Acora
Government
  Mayor Gerónimo Cutipa
Elevation 3,867 m (12,687 ft)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210102
Website muniacora.gob.pe

Acora District is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno region, Peru.[1][2]

History

Acora District was created by Law on May 2, 1954, in Ramón Castilla term. During the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru, the district was ruled by the Catacora family.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (87.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Authorities

Mayors

Festivities

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Portal de la Municipalidad Distrital de Acora. Municipalidad Distrital de Acora. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  2. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

External links

Coordinates: 15°58′30″S 69°48′15″W / 15.9751°S 69.8041°W / -15.9751; -69.8041

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