Atuncolla | |
Native Name: | Hatunqulla |
Native Name Lang: | qu |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Coordinates: | -15.6881°N -70.1442°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Puno |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Puno |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Atuncolla |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Nestor Quispe Ito |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 124.74 |
Elevation M: | 3822 |
Population Total: | 3984 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 210104 |
Atuncolla District is one of fifteen districts of Puno Province in Peru.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the first language which the majority of the population (90.06%) learnt to speak in childhood. 9.23% of the residents speak Spanish as a first language. (2007 Peru Census).[2]