Ituata District
Ituata District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru.
Geography
The Kallawaya mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest elevations of the district is Q'iruni at 5,259 m (17,254 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Allpa Qhata
- Apachita
- Asnuni
- Chullumpirini
- Hatun Muqu Mayu
- Hatun Qhispi Kunka
- Jukumarini
- Kimsa Tinkuri
- Kimsaqucha
- Khunu
- Maych'ani
- Puma Qulluni
- Qulu Warach'a
- Q'ara Nasa
- Q'iruni
- Q'ulini (Peru)
- Tawqa Qaqa
- Taypi Tira
- Tuku Wachana
- Thujsaquta
- Umaña
- Usqulluni
- Waylla Tira
- Wilaquta
- Yana Warmiyuq
- Yana Wayllayuq
- Yanaqucha
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.02% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Crucero District 2 (Puno Region)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Carabaya Province, Puno Region
- ^ 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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