Amantaní District

Amantani[1] is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno region, Peru.[2]

Amantani
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
FoundedApril 9, 1965
CapitalAmantani
Government
 • MayorMarcelino Yucra
Area
 • Total15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation
3,854 m (12,644 ft)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total4,255
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210102
Websitemuniamantani.gob.pe

History

Amantani District was created by Law on April 9, 1965, in Fernando Belaúnde term.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Mayors
  • 2011-2014: Marcelino Yucra Pacompia.
  • 2007-2010: Adrián Severo Yanarico Cari.

Festivities

See also

References
  1. munamantani.gob.pe Archived 2014-01-03 at the Wayback Machine Municipalidad distrital de Amantani (official website)
  2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved March 19, 2008. Archived May 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  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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