Nuñuwa District is one of nine districts of the Melgar Province in Peru.[1] The town of Nuñoa has become a destination for tourists as they start the climb to Machu Picchu. The growth of this local tourist industry has been stimulating changes in society, as the anthropologist Morgan Hoke has shown in a study of the impact of tourist eateries, especially pizzerias, on dairy and cheese production and on consequently on women's participation in the Nuñoa economy.[2]
Nuñuwa | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Melgar |
| Capital | Nuñoa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Atilio Rodo Huaman Tapara |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,200.16 km2 (849.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,016 m (13,176 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,598 |
| • Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210806 |
Geography
editSome of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]
- Aqu Punta
- Chuwani
- Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Cusco-Puno)
- Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Melgar)
- Jarupata
- Hatun Sallika
- Hatun Yuraq Qaqa
- Hatunk'uchu
- Kuntur Pata
- Kuntur Saya
- Khunurana
- Lluxisa
- Minas Tira
- Misti Urqu
- P'allchani
- Pirwani
- Puka Ch'uwaña
- Puka Parina
- P'iya Qhuyani
- Qillwa Quta
- Quchak'uchu
- Qullpa Qaqa
- Qhuna Tira
- Q'illu Qaqa
- Sach'apata
- Salla Muqu
- Salla Tira
- Salla Wanqani
- Sampu
- Silla Qhata
- Surapata
- Sura Punta
- Waylla Wit'u
- Wila Pata
- Willu Punchu
- Wiqu
- Wisa Wisa
- Wit'u Uma
- Yanaqucha
- Yuraq Q'asa (Chullupata)
- Yuraq Q'asa (Pumanuta)
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.60%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.04 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ Berger, Michele W. (September 11, 2020). "Pizza, a nascent dairy industry, and infant health in the Peruvian highlands". Penn Today. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
- ^ 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)
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