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Antauta District

District in Puno, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Antauta District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Country Peru
FoundedOctober 25, 1901
CapitalAntauta
Elevation
4,150 m (13,620 ft)
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Antauta
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Interactive map of Antauta
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceMelgar
FoundedOctober 25, 1901
CapitalAntauta
Government
 • MayorIgnacio Edgar Chura Mendoza
Area
 • Total
636.17 km2 (245.63 sq mi)
Elevation
4,150 m (13,620 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
6,887
 • Density10.83/km2 (28.04/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210802
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A view of the Plaza de San Martin in the Antauta District with flags flying and buildings in the background
Plaza de San Martin in Antauta District, Puno, Peru

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

  • Aqu Punta
  • Chachakumani
  • Chunta
  • Chuwani
  • Ch'iyar Salla
  • Jalanta
  • Kimsa Kunka
  • Kuntur Pata
  • Kuntur Sayana
  • Llallawi
  • Maych'a Sinqa
  • Minas Tira
  • Misti Urqu
  • Muru Muruni
  • Pirwani
  • P'isaqani
  • Qinamari
  • Qullpa Tira
  • Q'illu Qaqa
  • Salla Muqu
  • Sura Punta
  • Wamanlipani
  • Wanq'uni
  • Warmi Uma
  • Willkanuta
  • Yana Salla

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.28% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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