Cuturapi District

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

Cuturapi

Quturapi
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceYunguyo
FoundedDecember 28, 1984
CapitalSan Juan de Cuturapi
Government
  MayorValentin Huanchi
Area
  Total21.74 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Elevation
3,855 m (12,648 ft)
Population
 (2007 census)
  Total1,598
  Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211304

History

The Cuturapi District was created by Law No. 24042 (December 28, 1984), during the second term of Fernando Belaúnde Terry.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (68.27%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 30.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Authorities

Mayors

  • 2011-2014: Valentín Huanchi Huallpa.
  • 2007-2010: Humberto Mamani Huanchi.
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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)

See also

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