Antauta District Explained

Antauta
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Puno
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Melgar
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:October 25, 1901
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Antauta
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ignacio Edgar Chura Mendoza
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:636.17
Elevation M:4150
Population Total:6887
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:210802

Antauta District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Geography

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

  • Aqu Punta
  • Chachakumani
  • Chunta
  • Chuwani
  • Ch'iyar Salla
  • Jalanta
  • Kimsa Kunka
  • Kuntur Pata
  • Kuntur Sayana
  • Llallawi
  • Maych'a Sinqa
  • Minas Tira
  • Misti Urqu
  • Muru Muruni
  • Pirwani
  • P'isaqani
  • Qinamari
  • Qullpa Tira
  • Q'illu Qaqa
  • Salla Muqu
  • Sura Punta
  • Wamanlipani
  • Wanq'uni
  • Warmi Uma
  • Willkanuta
  • Yana Salla

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.28% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

-14.8819°N -70.59°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe