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Cuturapi

Quturapi
Cuturapi Quturapi
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Yunguyo
Founded	December 28, 1984
Capital	San Juan de Cuturapi
Government
• Mayor	Valentin Huanchi
Area
• Total	21.74 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Elevation	3,855 m (12,648 ft)
Population (2007 census)
• Total	1,598
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	211304

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

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.

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ 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)

External links

INEI Perú

16°16′13″S 69°10′40″W / 16.2703°S 69.1778°W / -16.2703; -69.1778

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[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] .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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