San Antonio District, Puno

District in Puno, Peru
San Antonio de Esquilache District
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
CapitalSan Antonio de Esquilache
Government
 • MayorTeodoro Cipriano Ticona Alvarez
Area
 • Total376.75 km2 (145.46 sq mi)
Elevation
4,700 m (15,400 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,613
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210113

San Antonio District or San Antonio de Esquilache District is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region of Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

  • Ajuyani
  • Anta Qayqu
  • Anta Sallani
  • Chuqipata
  • Jat'u K'achi
  • Kuntur Ikiña
  • Kunturiri
  • Llallawini
  • Millu
  • Ninachiri
  • Q'isanani
  • Surichata
  • Tankani
  • Pukara
  • Pura Purani
  • Putuni
  • Putusi
  • Qutuni
  • Surichata
  • Tankani
  • T'ula Qullu
  • Wankarani
  • Wila Salla

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.60% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 5.46% learnt Spanish as the first language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province (Puno Region)
  3. ^ 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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