Paratía District

Paratía District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]

Paratía
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Lampa
Founded	April 23, 1954
Capital	Paratía
Government
• Mayor	Apolonio Ezequiel Yareta Mamani
Area
• Total	745.08 km^2 (287.68 sq mi)
Elevation	4,390 m (14,400 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,960
• Density	6.7/km^2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210707

Geography

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

• Amayani
• Anta Q'awa
• Aqu P'ukru
• Awallani
• Chunkara
• Hatun Pastu
• Illani
• Janq'uyu
• Kimsa Chata
• Kirani
• Kuntur Sayana
• Kuntur Wasi
• Kunturi
• Pachakutiq
• Pukara
• Phisqa Tira
• P'isqi Punta
• Qillqa
• Qillwayuq
• Q'atawini
• Sayt'u
• Wankara
• Warini
• Waykira
• Wisa wisa
• Yana Qaqa
• Yanawara (Ananta)
• Yanawara (Palca-Paratía)
• Yanawara (Paratía)
• Yaritayuq

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Sayt'uqucha

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 Lampa 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)