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Yunguyo Province

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Country
  
Peru

Website
  
www.muniyunguyo.gob.pe

Capital
  
Yunguyo

UBIGEO
  
2113

Elevation
  
3,826 m (12,552 ft)

Area
  
290.2 kmĀ²

Region
  
Puno Region

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Yunguyo Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Yunguyo.

Contents

Map of Yunguyo Province, Peru

Political division

The province measures 290.21 square kilometres (112.05 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (67.84%) learnt to speak in childhood, 31.34% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.56 % using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).

References

Yunguyo Province Wikipedia