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Pusi
Church of Pusi
Church of Pusi
Map
Interactive map of Pusi
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceHuancané
CapitalPusi
Government
  MayorElias Quiroga Gutierrez
Area
  Total
148.42 km2 (57.31 sq mi)
Elevation
3,835 m (12,582 ft)
Population
  Total
7,132
  Density48.05/km2 (124.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210605

Pusi District is one of eight districts of the province Huancané in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.85% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

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  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. 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)

15°26′32″S 69°55′52″W / 15.4423°S 69.9311°W / -15.4423; -69.9311