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Zepita District

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Country
  
Peru

Province
  
Chucuito

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
3,814 m

Region
  
Puno

Capital
  
Zepita

UBIGEO
  
210407

Area
  
546.6 km²

Zepita District is one of seven districts of the province Chucuito in Puno Region, Peru.

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (87.08%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

Mayors

  • 2011-2014: Ricardo Felipe Jiménez Castilla.
  • 2007-2010: Mateo Jilaja Mollo.

    • References

    Zepita District Wikipedia
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