Usicayos District Explained

Usicayos
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:Carabaya
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:May 2, 1854
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Usicayos
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Paul William Sotomayor Guerra
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:644.04
Elevation M:3778
Population Total:9757
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:210310

Usicayos District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Ch'uspini at approximately 5000m (16,000feet). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.84% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

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Notes and References

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