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Asillo District

Asillo
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Capital Asillo
Government
 • Mayor José Ludgardo Torres Sucari
Area
 • Total 392.38 km2 (151.50 sq mi)
Elevation 3,909 m (12,825 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 18,725
 • Density 48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210204

Asillo District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.94% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 14°47′34″S 70°21′22″W / 14.79278°S 70.35611°W / -14.79278; -70.35611


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