Yunguyo Province
Province in Puno, Peru
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Location of Yunguyo in the Puno Region
Yunguyo 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 | Copani | 211303 |
Cuturapi | Humberto Mamani Huanchi | Cuturapi | 211304 |
Ollaraya | Gregorio Oscco Chipana | Ollaraya | 211305 |
Tinicachi | Alexander Bryan Uchasara Mamani | Tinicachi | 211306 |
Unicachi | Elmer Ladislao Yapuchura Uchasara | Unicachi | 211307 |
Yunguyo | Juan Huanca Coarita | Yunguyo | 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
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
16°14′39″S 69°05′34″W / 16.24417°S 69.09278°W / -16.24417; -69.09278
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