Chucuito Province
| Chucuito | |
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| Province | |
San Juan de Latrán church in Juli
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 Location of Chucuito in the Puno Region |
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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Capital | Juli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eugenio Barbaito Constanza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,978.13 km2 (1,535.96 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 110,083 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2104 |
Chucuito Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Juli.
Chucuito is cited by Comentarios Reales de los Incas. On the 1st chapter of the 3th book of Comentarios reales de los incas, Chucuito is mentioned because of huge monuments and anthropomorphic statues.
One of the highest elevations of the province is Chuqi Patilla at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
According to the 2007 census, Aymara was spoken by 72.4% of the population as their first language, while 26.8% spoke Spanish, 0.6% spoke Quechua, 0.1% spoke Asháninka, 0.0% spoke other indigenous languages and 0.0% spoke foreign languages.
The province measures 3,978.13 square kilometres (1,535.96 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:
Coordinates: 16°12′52″S 69°27′27″W / 16.214396°S 69.457381°W
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