Yunguyo District

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Yunguyo
Main square in 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
 (2005 census)
 • Total31,772
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211301

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

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]

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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)


Coordinates: 16°14′39″S 69°05′33″W / 16.2442°S 69.0925°W / -16.2442; -69.0925

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