Macusani District

Macusani District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru.[1] Its seat is Macusani.

Macusani
District
Allin Qhapaq, Macusani District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceCarabaya
CapitalMacusani
Government
 • MayorNancy Rossel Angles
Area
 • Total1,029.56 km2 (397.52 sq mi)
Elevation
4,315 m (14,157 ft)
Population
 • Total10,950
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210301

Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range lies northeast of Macusani. The highest peak of the district is Allin Qhapaq at 5,805 m (19,045 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2][3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

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. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Crucero District 2 (Puno Region)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Carabaya Province, Puno Region
  4. 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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