Kelluyo District

Kelluyo (Aymara Q'illuyu, q'illu yellow, uyu corral,[1] "yellow corral") is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Peru.[2]

Kelluyo Q'illuyu
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Chucuito
Founded	June 1, 1982
Capital	Kelluyo
Government
• Mayor	Demetrio Salamanca Choque
Area
• Total	485.77 km^2 (187.56 sq mi)
Elevation	3,830 m (12,570 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	13,801
• Density	28/km^2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210404

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Wila Nasa at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]

• Ch'usiqani
• Janq'u Jaqhi
• Jilarata
• Layuri
• Nasa Parqu
• Para Q'awa
• Pukara
• Sankayuni
• Wila Nasa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (84.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

See also

• Parinaquta
• Quraquta

References

1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Chucuito 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)