Ollaraya District

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Ollaraya
Ullaraya
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceYunguyo
FoundedDecember 7, 1984
Capital
Government
 • MayorPastor Alvarez Nina
Area
 • Total23.67 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Elevation
3,881 m (12,733 ft)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total3,935
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211305

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

History[]

Tinicachi District was created by Law No. 24019 (December 24, 1984), in second term of Fernando Belaúnde Terry.

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, 18.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Authorities[]

Mayors[]

  • 2011-2014: Pastor Alvarez Nina.
  • 2007-2010: Alexander Bryan Uchasara Mamani.

Festivities[]

See also[]

References[]

  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. ^ 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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Coordinates: 16°13′10″S 68°59′29″W / 16.2195°S 68.9914°W / -16.2195; -68.9914


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