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Atuncolla District

Atuncolla
Hatunqulla
District
Sillustani and Lake Umayo
Coordinates: 15°41′17″S 70°08′39″W / 15.68806°S 70.14417°W / -15.68806; -70.14417Coordinates: 15°41′17″S 70°08′39″W / 15.68806°S 70.14417°W / -15.68806; -70.14417
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Puno
Capital Atuncolla
Government
 • Mayor Nestor Quispe Ito
Area
 • Total 124.74 km2 (48.16 sq mi)
Elevation 3,822 m (12,539 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,984
 • Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210104

Atuncolla District is one of fifteen districts of Puno Province in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the first language which the majority of the population (90.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.23% of the residents speak Spanish as a first language. (2007 Peru Census).



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