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Potoni Putuni
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Azángaro
Founded	May 2, 1854
Capital	Potoni
Government
• Mayor	Seferino Quispe Turpo
Area
• Total	602.95 km (232.80 sq mi)
Elevation	4,148 m (13,609 ft)
Population
• Total	6,242
• Density	10/km (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210209

Potoni District is one of fifteen districts of the Azángaro Province in Peru.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Taruja Pincha at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

• Aqu Muruq'u
• Ch'iyar Jaqhi
• Huch'uy Ananta
• Ichhu Muruq'u
• Kimsa Tira
• Kukawi Pata
• Kuntur Ikiña
• Kuntur Sayana
• Llallawi
• Pumani
• P'isaqani Punta
• Qinamari
• Qullqani
• Qullqi Kancha
• Qullqiri
• Q'atawi
• Q'atawi Qullu
• Sach'a Tira
• Sapan Qullu
• Sullukuta
• Sura Tira
• Tiya Wanaku
• Warmi Sirka
• Wayna Putus
• Wila Sirka
• Wila Warmi
• Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.92% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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 Cruzero 2 (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)

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