Tiquillaca
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvincePuno
CapitalTiquillaca
Government
 • MayorYone Walter Villasante Apaza
Area
 • Total455.71 km2 (175.95 sq mi)
Elevation
3,885 m (12,746 ft)
Population
 • Total2,019
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210114

Tiquillaca District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in Peru.[1]

Geography

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

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province (Puno Region)
  3. ^ 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)


15°47′51″S 70°11′22″W / 15.7974°S 70.1895°W / -15.7974; -70.1895