Chucuito Province
| Chucuito | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
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San Juan de Latrán church in Juli | |
 Location of Chucuito in the Puno Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Capital | Juli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eugenio Barbaito Constanza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,978.13 km2 (1,535.96 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 110,083 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2104 |
Chucuito Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.[1] The capital of the province is the city of Juli.
Languages
According to the 2007 census, Aymara was spoken by 72.4% of the population as their first language, while 26.8% spoke Spanish, 0.6% spoke Quechua, 0.1% spoke Asháninka, 0.0% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.
Political division
The province measures 3,978.13 square kilometres (1,535.96 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:
| District | Mayor | Capital | Ubigeo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juli | Eugenio Barbaito Constanza | Juli | 210401 |
| Desaguadero | Desaguadero | 210402 | |
| Huacullani | Jaime Musaja Chipana | Huacullani | 210403 |
| Kelluyo | Demetrio Salamanca Choque | Kelluyo | 210404 |
| Pisacoma | Nestor Jaime Chino Coaquira | Pisacoma | 210405 |
| Pomata | Mario Calani Morales | Pomata | 210406 |
| Zepita | Mateo Jilaja Mollo | Zepita | 210407 |
History
Chucuito is cited by Comentarios Reales de los Incas. On the 1st chapter of the 3th book of Comentarios reales de los incas, Chucuito is mentioned because of huge monuments and anthropomorphic statues. [2]
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[3]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Retrieved December 29, 2007
- ↑ Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Comentarios reales de los incas, Lisbona 1609
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chucuito or El Collao Province (Puno Region)
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Coordinates: 16°12′52″S 69°27′27″W / 16.214396°S 69.457381°W