Tiquillaca district
| Tiquillaca district | |
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 The district of Tiquillaca is located in the central west of the province of Puno (marked in red) |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Peru |
| region | Puno |
| province | Puno |
| Seat | Tiquillaca |
| surface | 489 km² |
| Residents | 1688 (2017) |
| density | 3.5 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-PUN |
| politics | |
| Alcalde District | Rodolfo Álvarez Arce (2019-2022) |
| Political party | Front amplio para el Desarrollo del Pueblo |
Coordinates: 15 ° 48 ′ S , 70 ° 11 ′ W
The Tiquillaca district is located in the Puno Province in the Puno region in southern Peru . The district has an area of 489 km². The 2017 census counted 1688 inhabitants. In 1993 the population was 2638, in 2007 it was 2053. The seat of the district administration is the 3885 m high village of Tiquillaca with 369 inhabitants (as of 2017). Tiquillaca is located 17.5 km west-northwest of the regional and provincial capital Puno .
Geographical location
The district of Tiquillaca is located in the central west of the province of Puno. The longitudinal extent in SW-NE direction is about 50 km. In the extreme northeast, the district extends to the southern shore of Lake Umayo . The watershed between the Pacific Ocean and the Altiplano runs through the southwest of the district . The northeast lies in the catchment area of Lake Titicaca , the southeast in the catchment area of the Río Tambo .
The district of Tiquillaca borders in the southwest with the district Ichuña ( province General Sánchez Cerro ), in the northwest with the districts Mañazo and Vilque , in the extreme northeast with the district Paucarcolla , in the east with the district Puno and in the south with the district San Antonio .
Web links
- Peru: Region Puno (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú
