Usicayos District
District in Puno, Peru
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Usicayos District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru.[1]
Usicayos | |
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 Interactive map of Usicayos | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Carabaya |
| Founded | May 2, 1854 |
| Capital | Usicayos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul William Sotomayor Guerra |
| Area | |
• Total | 644.04 km2 (248.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,778 m (12,395 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,757 |
| • Density | 15.15/km2 (39.24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210310 |
Geography
One of the highest elevations of the district is Ch'uspini at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Anta Punta
- Chikuru
- Chikuruni
- Ch'amak Tira
- Inti Pukllana
- Lawan Tira
- Lawani
- Llamayuq Urqu
- Minas Tira
- Qinamari
- Sura Pata
- Tarpata Urqu
- T'anta Tira
- Wila Muqu Urqu
- Wisk'achani
- Wiyachani
- Yana Chuku
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 2.84% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish (2007 Peru Census).[3]
