Ajoyani District

District in Puno, Peru

Ajoyani Aqhuyani
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Carabaya
Founded	May 2, 1854
Capital	Ajoyani
Government
• Mayor	Adolfo Cosme Quispe Hancco
Area
• Total	413.11 km² (159.50 sq mi)
Elevation	4,250 m (13,940 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	2,104
• Density	5.1/km² (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210302

Ajoyani District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.^[1]

Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[2]

Challwani
Hatun Pinkilluni
Pichaqani
Puka Apachita
Puka Wayq'u
Pumaqulluni
Qinamari
Q'iru Ch'ulluni

Q'iruni
Q'uli Kunka
Q'umirqucha Punta
Sallikani
Tankani
Taypi Tira
Uqi Kunka Urqu
Wampuni

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Crucero District 2 (Puno Region)
^ 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)