Wat'asani District is one of eight districts of the province Huancané in Peru. [1]
Wat'asani | |
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District | |
| Country | |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Huancané |
| Founded | June 21, 1967 |
| Capital | Huatasani |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miguel Condori Condori |
| Area | |
| • Total | 106.73 km2 (41.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,830 m (12,570 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 2,912 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210603 |
The district straddles the Quechua and Aymara linguistic boundary with Aymara-speaking Huancane to the south and Quechua-speaking Putina to the north. Huatasani itself is predominantly Quechua speaking but contains both Quechua- and Aymara-speaking communities. Quechua is the language which 53.87% of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 28.84% of the residents started speaking using Aymara and 17.20% learnt Spanish as the first language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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| Azángaro |
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| Carabaya | |
| Chucuito |
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| El Collao |
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| Huancané |
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| Lampa |
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| Melgar |
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| Moho |
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| Puno |
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| San Antonio de Putina |
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| San Román |
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| Sandia |
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| Yunguyo | |
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