Pusi District
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District in Puno, Peru
Pusi | |
|---|---|
| Church of Pusi Church of Pusi | |
| Map | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Huancané |
| Capital | Pusi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elias Quiroga Gutierrez |
| Area | |
• Total | 148.42 km2 (57.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,835 m (12,582 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,132 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210605 |
Pusi District is one of eight districts of the province Huancané in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit ]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.85% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008年04月23日 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013年01月27日 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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15°26′32′′S 69°55′52′′W / 15.4423°S 69.9311°W / -15.4423; -69.9311