world.wikisort.org - Peru

Pisacoma (from Aymara P'isaq Uma) is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Peru.[1]

Pisacoma P'isaq Uma
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Chucuito
Capital	Pisacoma
Government
• Mayor	Nestor Jaime Chino Coaquira
Area
• Total	959.34 km2 (370.40 sq mi)
Elevation	3,915 m (12,844 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	11,086
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210405

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Chuqi Patilla at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (51.30%) learnt to speak in childhood, 48.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

---