Juli | |
Native Name: | Chulli |
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: | Chucuito |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Juli |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Justo Apaza Delgado (2019–2022) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 720.38 |
Elevation M: | 3868 |
Population Total: | 23741 |
Population As Of: | 2007 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 210401 |
Juli District is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Puno Region, Peru.[1]
One of the highest peaks of the district is K'isini at approximately 4600m (15,100feet). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
Juli is mentioned as the third site where a printing press was established in the Americas, in 1612, following one in Mexico and another in Lima.[3]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (68.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]