Juli District is one of seven

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of the Chucuito Province in

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is K'isini at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:

History

Juli is mentioned as the third site where a

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was established in the Americas, in 1612, following one in Mexico and another in Lima.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly

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citizens of

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descent.

is the language which the majority of the population (68.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.56% of the residents started speaking using the

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language (

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INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Climate

Authorities

Mayors

* 2011-2014: Juan Ludgerio Aguilar Olivera. * 2007-2010: Eugenio Barbaito Constanza.

Gallery

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References

External links

INEI Peru
Districts of the Chumbivilcas province Districts of the Chucuito province {{Puno-geo-stub