Ituata District

Ituata
District
Interactive map of Ituata
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceCarabaya
CapitalItuata
Government
 • MayorRoger Saya Tapara
Area
 • Total
1,200.79 km2 (463.63 sq mi)
Elevation
3,770 m (12,370 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
6,075
 • Density5.059/km2 (13.10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210307
A flag with three horizontal bands of white, yellow, and green, with a seal in the middle of the yellow band. At the top of the seal is a gold banner with capital letters saying “Ituata” with an eagle perched atop it. The center of the seal is vaguely shaped like a triangle pointing down, divided in four parts. The top left part includes a tree. The middle part shows a mountain behind a lake, with a guitar near the left and a llama near the right. The right part shows a field with a farming implement. The bottom portion shows a river valley, with a plate of food superimposed on it. Around this triangle is a gathered banner of the same white/yellow/green banding, held up by gold spears.
The flag of Ituata

Ituata District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest elevations of the district is Q'iruni at 5,259 m (17,254 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2][3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.02% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Crucero District 2 (Puno Region)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Carabaya Province, Puno Region
  4. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

13°47′28″S 70°15′05″W / 13.79111°S 70.25139°W / -13.79111; -70.25139


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