Pusi District

Pusi
District

Church of Pusi
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 (2005 census)
  Total 7,132
  Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210605

Pusi District is one of eight districts of the province Huancané in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 15°26′32″S 69°55′52″W / 15.4423°S 69.9311°W / -15.4423; -69.9311

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