Yunkuyu Province
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Yunkuyu | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Yunguyo in the Puno Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Capital | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Huanca Coarita |
| Area | |
| • Total | 290.21 km2 (112.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,826 m (12,552 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 50,672 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2113 |
| Website | www |
Yunkuyu Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.[1] The capital of the province is the city of Yunguyo.
Political division[]
The province measures 290.21 square kilometres (112.05 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:
| District | Mayor | Capital | Ubigeo |
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| Anapia | Jose Fabian Flores Velasco | Anapia | 211302 |
| Copani | Juan Nina Quispe | 211303 | |
| Cuturapi | Humberto Mamani Huanchi | 211304 | |
| Ollaraya | Gregorio Oscco Chipana | 211305 | |
| Tinicachi | Alexander Bryan Uchasara Mamani | 211306 | |
| Unicachi | Elmer Ladislao Yapuchura Uchasara | 211307 | |
| Yunguyo | Juan Huanca Coarita | 211301 |
Ethnic groups[]
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (67.84%) learnt to speak in childhood, 31.34% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.56 % using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also[]
- Asiru Phat'jata
- Intini Uyu Pata
- Qhapiya
- Tupu Inka
References[]
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved January 2, 2008
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links[]
- (in Spanish) Official website
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Coordinates: 16°14′39″S 69°05′34″W / 16.24417°S 69.09278°W
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