Pisacoma_District

Pisacoma District

Pisacoma District

District in Puno, Peru


Pisacoma (from Aymara P'isaq Uma) is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Peru.[1]

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Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Chuqi Patilla at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Arichuwa
  • Atapalluni
  • Chuqi Ch'iwani
  • Jach'a Nasa
  • Janq'u Qalani
  • Jilarata
  • Jisk'a Wallata
  • Kiwuri
  • K'ara K'arani
  • K'uchuni
  • Misani
  • Payrumani
  • Pichaqani
  • Qutaña
  • Q'iruni
  • Tanka
  • Timillu Nasa
  • Wallata Awki
  • Llallawa
  • Qarwa P'iq'iña
  • Qawra Qullu
  • Wila Kunka

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (51.30%) learnt to speak in childhood, 48.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate

More information Climate data for Pisacoma (elevation 3,930 m (12,890 ft), 1991–2020 normals), Month ...

References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Chucuito Province, Puno Region
  2. 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)
  3. "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

16.9080°S 69.3656°W / -16.9080; -69.3656


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