Zepita District

Zepita District
Distrito de Zepita
Sipita distritu
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Chucuito
Capital Zepita
Government
  Mayor Ricardo Felipe Jiménez Castilla (2011-2014)
Area
  Total 546.57 km2 (211.03 sq mi)
Elevation 3,831 m (12,569 ft)
Population (2007 census)
  Total 19,796
  Density 36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210407

Zepita District is one of seven districts of the province Chucuito in Puno Region, Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (87.08%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Authorities

Mayors

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

See also

Coordinates: 16°29′56″S 69°06′36″W / 16.4988°S 69.1101°W / -16.4988; -69.1101

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