Juli District

Juli District is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Puno Region, Peru.^[1]

Juli Chulli
District
Portal of the Santa Cruz church in Juli
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Chucuito
Capital	Juli
Government
• Mayor	Justo Apaza Delgado (2019–2022)
Area
• Total	720.38 km2 (278.14 sq mi)
Elevation	3,868 m (12,690 ft)
Population  (2007 census)
• Total	23,741
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210401

Interior view of St. John Church

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is K'isini at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

• Jach'a Qala
• Jilarata
• Jinchupalla
• Kimsa
• Khawayuni
• Laramani
• Llallawa
• Pukara
• Sura Wiqu
• Wila Kunka

History

Juli is mentioned as the third site where a printing press was established in the Americas, in 1612, following one in Mexico and another in Lima.^[3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (68.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[4]

Climate

Climate data for Juli, elevation 3,830 m (12,570 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	14.0 (57.2)	14.1 (57.4)	14.1 (57.4)	14.3 (57.7)	13.8 (56.8)	12.9 (55.2)	12.8 (55.0)	13.3 (55.9)	14.0 (57.2)	14.8 (58.6)	15.3 (59.5)	14.8 (58.6)	14.0 (57.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.2 (41.4)	5.3 (41.5)	5.0 (41.0)	3.6 (38.5)	1.0 (33.8)	−0.6 (30.9)	−0.8 (30.6)	0.3 (32.5)	2.1 (35.8)	3.7 (38.7)	4.6 (40.3)	5.3 (41.5)	2.9 (37.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	215.8 (8.50)	182.2 (7.17)	157.2 (6.19)	50.2 (1.98)	11.6 (0.46)	5.3 (0.21)	7.3 (0.29)	14.2 (0.56)	23.6 (0.93)	45.0 (1.77)	49.7 (1.96)	123.4 (4.86)	885.5 (34.88)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[5]

Authorities

Mayors

• 2011-2014: Juan Ludgerio Aguilar Olivera.
• 2007-2010: Eugenio Barbaito Constanza.

Gallery

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  Mural paintings, Juli
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  Mural paintings, Juli
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  Mural paintings, Juli

See also

• Administrative divisions of Peru
• List of Jesuit sites