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Ituata District

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Country
  
Province
  
Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
3,770 m

Region
  
Puno

Capital
  
Ituata

UBIGEO
  
210307

Area
  
1,201 km²

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Ituata District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.

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Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

  • Allpa Qhata
  • Chullumpirini
  • Kimsaqucha
  • Maychani
  • Pumaqulluni
  • Q'iruni
  • Tuku Wachana
  • Thujsaquta
  • Usqulluni
  • Wilaquta
  • Ethnic groups

    The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.02% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Ituata District Wikipedia


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