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Chucuito province
Province in Puno, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chucuito is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.[1] The capital of the province is the city of Juli.
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History
Chucuito is cited by Comentarios Reales de los Incas. On the 1st chapter of the 3th[clarification needed] book of Comentarios reales de los incas, Chucuito is mentioned because of huge monuments and anthropomorphic statues.[2]
Geography
One of the highest elevations of the province is Chuqi Patilla at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]
- Altarani
- Arichuwa
- Atapalluni
- Chachakumani
- Chuqi Patilla
- Ch'iyar Jaqhi
- Ch'usiqani
- Ch'uwaña
- Jach'a Nasa
- Jach'a Uma Chuqu
- Janq'u Jaqhi
- Janq'u Qalani
- Jilarata
- Jisk'a Wallata
- Kimsa Chuta
- Kuntur Ikiña
- K'uchuni
- Laram Jaqhi
- Laramani
- Llallawa
- Mamaniri
- Marqu Nasani
- Misani
- Nasa Parqu
- Payrumani
- Pä Sirka
- Pichaqani
- Pukara
- Qarwa P'iq'iña
- Qhapiya
- Q'iruni
- Sankayuni
- Saywani Sirka
- Tanka
- Tanka Qullu
- Uma Chuqu
- Waka P'iqi
- Wallata Awki
- Wanq'uni
- Qarwa P'iq'iña
- Wila Kunka
- Wila Purakani
- Wila Qullu
- Wiluyu
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Languages
According to the 2007 census, Aymara was spoken by 72.4% of the population as their first language, while 26.8% spoke Spanish, 0.6% spoke Quechua, 0.1% spoke Asháninka, 0.0% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.
Political division
The province measures 3,978.13 square kilometres (1,535.96 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:
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See also
References
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