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Yunguyo
Province
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Location of Yunguyo in the Puno Region
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Capital	Yunguyo
Government
• Mayor	Juan Huanca Coarita
Area
• Total	290.21 km (112.05 sq mi)
Elevation	3,826 m (12,552 ft)
Population
• Total	50,672
• Density	170/km (450/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2113
Website	www.muniyunguyo.gob.pe

Yunguyo Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Yunguyo.

Political division

The province measures 290.21 square kilometres (112.05 sq mi) and is divided into seven districts:

Ethnic groups

The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (67.84%) learnt to speak in childhood, 31.34% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 0.56 % using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).

See also

• Asiru Phat'jata
• Intini Uyu Pata
• Qhapiya
• Tupu Inka

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved January 2, 2008
2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007

External links

• (in Spanish) Official website

16°14′39″S 69°05′34″W / 16.24417°S 69.09278°W / -16.24417; -69.09278

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