Yunguyo District

Yunguyo District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Peru.[1]

Yunguyo
District
Main square in Yunguyo
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Yunguyo
Capital	Yunguyo
Government
• Mayor	Juan Huanca Coarita
Area
• Total	170.59 km^2 (65.87 sq mi)
Elevation	3,826 m (12,552 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	31,772
• Density	190/km^2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	211301

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (62.50%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.53% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

• Asiru Phat'jata
• Qhapiya

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)