Pichacani District

Pichacani (hispanicized spelling) or Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa a big needle,[1] -ni a suffix, "the one with a big needle") is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru.[2]

This article is about the district in the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pichaqani (disambiguation).
Pichacani

Pichaqani
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
CapitalLaraqueri
Government
 • MayorLucio Ccopa Mamani
Area
 • Total1,633.48 km2 (630.69 sq mi)
Elevation
3,975 m (13,041 ft)
Population
 • Total6,134
 • Density3.8/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210111

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]

  • Anta Qayqu
  • Aqu Chaka
  • Aqu K'uchu
  • Chinkani
  • Chuqi Tunani
  • Chuqipata
  • Churi Wiqu
  • Ch'api Jinchu
  • Ch'iyar Jaqhi
  • Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Puno)
  • Ch'iyar Salla
  • Iru Tanka
  • Jach'a Phaq'u Q'awa
  • Jach'a Qullu
  • Janq'u Jaqhi
  • Janq'u Qalani
  • Janq'u Saywani
  • Janq'u Saxa
  • Jayu Jayuni
  • Jayuni Nasa
  • Jilata
  • Kuntur Ikiña
  • Kunturini
  • Kunturiri
  • Laq'a Apachita
  • Lawanani Punta
  • Muru Jaqhi
  • Nasa Parqu
  • Ñuñu Marka
  • Pichaqa
  • Pilli Pillini
  • Pinkilluni
  • Pukara
  • Pumamarka
  • Phaq'u Apachita
  • Phaq'u Q'awa
  • Qachi Qullu
  • Qala Qalani
  • Quncha Marka
  • Qurara Apachita
  • Quta Wiqu
  • Qutani
  • Q'ara Qullu
  • Q'illu Chuta
  • Q'illu Q'atawi
  • Q'iwiri
  • Salla Qachi
  • Surichata
  • Tanka
  • Tankani
  • Tarujani
  • Taypi Qullu
  • Uma Jalsu
  • Uqi
  • Uyuni
  • Wallata
  • Wallqani
  • Wantanani
  • Warawarani
  • Wayllani
  • Wila Kunkani
  • Wila Qullu
  • Wila Salla

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.68% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

See also

References
  1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) see: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa
  2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province (Puno Region)
  4. inei.gob.pe Archived 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)

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