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Tikillaqa District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in Peru.[1]

Tikillaqa
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Puno
Capital	Tikillaqa
Government
• Mayor	Yone Walter Villasante Apaza
Area
• Total	455.71 km2 (175.95 sq mi)
Elevation	3,885 m (12,746 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,019
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210114

Geography

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

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

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