Chucuito Province

Chucuito
Chucuito
Province
	San Juan de Latrán church in Juli
	Location of Chucuito in the Puno Region
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Capital	Juli
Government
• Mayor	Justo Apaza Delgado ; (2019-2022)
Area
• Total	3,978.13 km2 (1,535.96 sq mi)
Population
• Total	110,083
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2104

Chucuito Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.^[1] The capital of the province is the city of Juli.

History

Chucuito is cited by Comentarios Reales de los Incas. On the 1st chapter of the 3th^{[clarification needed]} book of Comentarios reales de los incas, Chucuito is mentioned because of huge monuments and anthropomorphic statues.^[2]

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the province is Chuqi Patilla at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[3]

Altarani
Arichuwa
Atapalluni
Chachakumani
Chuqi Patilla
Ch'iyar Jaqhi
Ch'usiqani
Ch'uwaña
Jach'a Nasa
Jach'a Uma Chuqu
Janq'u Jaqhi
Janq'u Qalani
Jilarata
Jisk'a Wallata
Kimsa Chuta
Kuntur Ikiña
K'uchuni
Laram Jaqhi
Laramani
Llallawa
Mamaniri
Marqu Nasani
Misani
Nasa Parqu
Payrumani
Pä Sirka
Pichaqani
Pukara
Qarwa P'iq'iña
Qhapiya
Q'iruni
Sankayuni
Saywani Sirka
Tanka
Tanka Qullu
Uma Chuqu
Waka P'iqi
Wallata Awki
Wanq'uni
Qarwa P'iq'iña
Wila Kunka
Wila Purakani
Wila Qullu
Wiluyu

Languages

According to the 2007 census, Aymara was spoken by 72.4% of the population as their first language, while 26.8% spoke Spanish, 0.6% spoke Quechua, 0.1% spoke Asháninka, 0.0% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.

Political division

The province measures 3,978.13 square kilometres (1,535.96 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:

District	Mayor	Capital	Ubigeo
Juli	Justo Apaza Delgado	Juli	210401
Desaguadero		Desaguadero	210402
Huacullani	Jaime Musaja Chipana	Huacullani	210403
Kelluyo	Demetrio Salamanca Choque	Kelluyo	210404
Pisacoma	Nestor Jaime Chino Coaquira	Pisacoma	210405
Pomata	Mario Calani Morales	Pomata	210406
Zepita	Mateo Jilaja Mollo	Zepita	210407

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved December 29, 2007
^ Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Comentarios reales de los incas, Lisbona 1609
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Chucuito Province, Puno Region

16°12′52″S 69°27′27″W / 16.214396°S 69.457381°W / -16.214396; -69.457381

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[1] (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved December 29, 2007

[2] Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Comentarios reales de los incas, Lisbona 1609

[3] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Chucuito Province, Puno Region

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