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District in Arequipa, Peru
Tuti
District
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceCaylloma
CapitalTuti
Government
 • MayorYoni Yanque Cusi
Area
 • Total241.89 km (93.39 sq mi)
Elevation3,790 m (12,430 ft)
Population
 • Total1,011
 • Density4.2/km (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040518

Tuti District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.

Geography

The Ch'ila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest elevations of the district is Mismi at 5,597 m (18,363 ft) above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (59.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 39.93% 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 2010-05-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1 and 2 (Arequipa 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)
Arequipa
Camaná
Caravelí
Castilla
Caylloma
Condesuyos
Islay
La Unión


15°31′56″S 71°33′03″W / 15.5322°S 71.5509°W / -15.5322; -71.5509


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