Chucuito | |
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: | Puno |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Chucuito |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Pedro Alfonso Teves Cruz |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 121.18 |
Elevation M: | 3871 |
Population Total: | 9366 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 210106 |
Website: | munichucuito.gob.pe |
Chucuito District is one of the districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (73.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.71% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]