Chucuito | |
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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.
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]
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]
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.
The province measures 3,978.13 square kilometres (1,535.96 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:
District | Mayor | Capital | Ubigeo |
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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 |