Puno province
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Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[1]
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Political division
The province is divided into fifteen districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito):
- Acora
- Amantani
- Atuncolla
- Capachica
- Chucuito
- Coata
- Huata
- Mañazo
- Paucarcolla
- Pichacani
- Plateria
- Puno
- San Antonio
- Tiquillaca
- Vilque
Ethnic groups
The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (45.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.67% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 26.50% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
- Amantani
- Esteves (island)
- Hatunqucha
- Inka Tunuwiri
- Inka Uyu
- Jaravi
- Mayqu Amaya
- Q'axilu
- Q'inq'u
- Taquile Island
- Tikunata
- Uros
Sources
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- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province 1 (Puno Region)
- ↑ inei.gob.pe Script error: No such module "webarchive". INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
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