Huacullani_District

Huacullani District

Huacullani District

District in Puno, Peru

This article is about the mountain in the Puno Region in Peru. For other uses, see Waqullani (disambiguation).

Huacullani (from Aymara Waqullani) is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in the Puno Region in southern Peru.[1]

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Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Wila Purakani at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Altarani
  • Chachakumani
  • Ch'iyar Jaqhi
  • Ch'uwaña
  • Jach'a Nasa
  • Jach'a Uma Chuqu
  • Kimsa Chuta
  • Kuntur Ikiña
  • Laram Jaqhi
  • Laramani
  • Mamaniri
  • Marqu Nasani
  • Nasa Parqu
  • Payrumani
  • Pä Sirka
  • Pukara
  • Saywani Sirka
  • Tanka Qullu
  • Uma Chuqu
  • Waka P'iqi
  • Wanq'uni
  • Wila Purakani
  • Wila Qullu
  • Wiluyu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (92.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Authorities

Mayors

  • 2011-2014: Braulio Morales Choquecahua.
  • 2007-2010: Jaime Musaja Chipana.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. [2]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Chucuito Province, Puno Region
  3. [3]
    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)

16.6305°S 69.6002°W / -16.6305; -69.6002


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