Country Peru Province Puno Capital Acora Elevation 3,867 m | Region Puno Founded May 2, 1854 Time zone PET (UTC-5) | |
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Acora District is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno region, Peru.
Contents
Map of Acora, Peru
History
The city of Acora and the lands that are now part of the district were once the seat of the Caciques Catacora. Acora District was created by Law on May 2, 1954, in Ramón Castilla term.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (87.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
Mayors
Festivities
References
Acora District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA