Pullo District

Pullo District is one of eight districts of the province Parinacochas in Peru.[1]

Pullo Pullu
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Parinacochas
Capital	Pullo
Government
• Mayor	Erasmo Cesar Lopez Risther
Area
• Total	1,562.34 km^2 (603.22 sq mi)
Elevation	3,030 m (9,940 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,064
• Density	2.6/km^2 (6.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050705

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Umaña at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Hatun
• Hatun Q'asa
• Hatun Ranra
• Ichhu Urqu
• Lukmayuq
• Palta Rumi
• Pichqa Pukyu
• Pilluni
• Pallqa
• Qallu Qallu
• Qhispi Q'asa
• Q'asa
• Q'illu Urqu
• Sawsiyuq
• Saywa
• Saywayuq
• Tullpa Urqu
• T'astayuq
• Waña Quta
• Wanu Wasi
• Wayllayuq
• Wisk'achani
• Yana Ranra
• Yana Urqu
• Yuraq 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 (54.56%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Inka Wasi

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 Parinacochas Province (Ayacucho 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)