Potoni District

Potoni
Putuni
District
Interactive map of Potoni
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceAzángaro
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalPotoni
Government
 • MayorSeferino Quispe Turpo
Area
 • Total
602.95 km2 (232.80 sq mi)
Elevation
4,148 m (13,609 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
6,242
 • Density10.35/km2 (26.81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210209

Potoni District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Taruja Pincha at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.92% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cruzero 2 (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)

14°20′10″S 70°06′01″W / 14.33611°S 70.10028°W / -14.33611; -70.10028