Yunguyo District

Yunguyo District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Peru.[1]

Yunguyo
Main square in Yunguyo
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceYunguyo
CapitalYunguyo
Government
  MayorJuan Huanca Coarita
Area
  Total170.59 km2 (65.87 sq mi)
Elevation
3,826 m (12,552 ft)
Population
  Total31,772
  Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211301

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (62.50%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.53% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in 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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