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Axura District is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region, Peru.[1][2]
Axura | |
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District | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Puno |
| Founded | May 2, 1854 |
| Capital | Axura |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gerónimo Cutipa |
| Elevation | 3,867 m (12,687 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210102 |
| Website | muniacora.gob.pe |
History
The city of Axura 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, 1954, in Ramón Castilla term.
Geography
One of the highest elevations of the district is Qurini at 5,400 m (17,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]
- Arichuwa
- Chullpa
- Chullunkhäni
- Ch'allawi
- Ch'illkhani Qullu
- Ch'iyar Salla
- Jach'a Sirka
- Jach'a Suriwa
- Jaqi Jiwata
- Jichu Qullu
- Jilarata
- Kimsa Chata
- Kuntur Ikiña
- Lawani
- Llallawi
- Nasa Parqu
- Pukara
- Pukara Qullu
- Phaxcha Qullu
- Qala Chaka
- Qaqa
- Qina Qinani
- Qullu
- Qutani
- Q'iwiri
- Q'ulini
- Saywani
- Sirka Sirka
- Urqu Qullu
- Wila Qullu
- Wilaquta
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]
Authorities
Mayors
- 2011-2014: Gerónimo Cutipa Cutipa.
- 2007-2010: Iván Joel Flores Quispe.
Festivities
- Our Lady of the Nativity.
See also
- Mulluq'u
- Q'axilu
- Q'inq'u
References
- (in Spanish) Portal de la Municipalidad Distrital de Acora. Municipalidad Distrital de Acora Archived 2008-03-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Puno Province 1 and 2, Puno Region.
- inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish).
External links
- (in Spanish) Official district web site
- (in Spanish) INEI Peru
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