Antauta District

Antauta
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceMelgar
FoundedOctober 25, 1901
CapitalAntauta
Government
 • MayorIgnacio Edgar Chura Mendoza
Area
 • Total
636.17 km2 (245.63 sq mi)
Elevation
4,150 m (13,620 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
6,887
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210802

Antauta District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

  • Aqu Punta
  • Chachakumani
  • Chunta
  • Chuwani
  • Ch'iyar Salla
  • Jalanta
  • Kimsa Kunka
  • Kuntur Pata
  • Kuntur Sayana
  • Llallawi
  • Maych'a Sinqa
  • Minas Tira
  • Misti Urqu
  • Muru Muruni
  • Pirwani
  • P'isaqani
  • Qinamari
  • Qullpa Tira
  • Q'illu Qaqa
  • Salla Muqu
  • Sura Punta
  • Wamanlipani
  • Wanq'uni
  • Warmi Uma
  • Willkanuta
  • Yana Salla

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.28% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  3. ^ 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)


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