Atuncolla District

Coordinates: 15°41′17″S 70°08′39″W / 15.68806°S 70.14417°W / -15.68806; -70.14417
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Atuncolla
Hatunqulla
Sillustani and Lake Umayo
Coordinates: 15°41′17″S 70°08′39″W / 15.68806°S 70.14417°W / -15.68806; -70.14417
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
CapitalAtuncolla
Government
 • MayorNestor Quispe Ito
Area
 • Total124.74 km2 (48.16 sq mi)
Elevation
3,822 m (12,539 ft)
Population
 • Total3,984
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210104

Atuncolla District is one of fifteen districts of Puno Province in Peru.[1]

Canihua (Chenopodium pallidicaule) is one of the few crops that can be cultivated at the high elevations of Atuncolla district.

Ethnic groups[edit]

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the first language which the majority of the population (90.06%) learnt to speak in childhood. 9.23% of the residents speak Spanish as a first language. (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Church in Sillustani, Atuncolla district.

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References[edit]

  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)