Acora District
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History
The city of Acora and the lands that are now part of the district were once the seat of the Caciques Catacora. Acora District was created by Law on May 2, 1854, during the tenure of Ramón Castilla.
Geography
One of the highest elevations of the district is Qurini at Template:Convert. Other mountains are listed below:[3]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (87.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
Climate
Acora District has an elevation-influenced subalpine tropical climate (Köppen: Cwc) with daytime temperatures constant throughout the year, and night-time temperatures dropping below the freezing mark during the dry winter season. Diurnal temperature variation is large, averaging Template:Convert annually. Template:Weather box
Authorities
Mayors
- 2011-2014: Gerónimo Cutipa Cutipa.
- 2007-2010: Iván Joel Flores Quispe.
Festivities
See also
References
External links
Template:Districts of Puno Province
- ↑ Template:In lang Portal de la Municipalidad Distrital de Acora. Municipalidad Distrital de Acora Template:Webarchive. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
- ↑ Template:In lang Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Template:Webarchive. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Puno Province 1 and 2, Puno Region.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe Template:Webarchive INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish).