Ollaraya District

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

Ollaraya

Ullaraya
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceYunguyo
FoundedDecember 7, 1984
CapitalSan Miguel de Ollaraya
Government
 • MayorPastor Alvarez Nina
Area
 • Total23.67 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Elevation
3,881 m (12,733 ft)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total3,935
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211305

History

Tinicachi District was created by Law No. 24019 (December 24, 1984), in 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 (80.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Authorities

Mayors
  • 2011-2014: Pastor Alvarez Nina.
  • 2007-2010: Alexander Bryan Uchasara Mamani.

Festivities
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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. 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)

See also

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