Pomata District

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

Pomata Pumata
District
Coat of arms
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Chucuito
Capital	Pomata
Government
• Mayor	Fredy Gualberto Castillo Venegas
Area
• Total	382.58 km2 (147.71 sq mi)
Elevation	3,876 m (12,717 ft)
Population  (2007 census)
• Total	17,787
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210406

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qhapiya at 4,809 m (15,778 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

• Jichu Qullu
• K'isini
• Laramani
• Pallalla Qullu
• Pusi Khuchini
• Phinawi
• Sura Wiqu
• Turun Sirka
• Ulla
• Urqur Uma
• Urquri
• Wari Kunka

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.64% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

Authorities

Mayors

• 2015-today: Fredy Gualberto Castillo Venegaa
• 2011-2014: Walter Agustín Quispe Galindo.
• 2007-2010: Mario Calani Morales

See also

• Administrative divisions of Peru

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 Chucuito Province (Puno Region)
3. 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)

External links

• INEI Peru

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