Pichacani District
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Pichacani Pichaqani |
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| District | |
| Country |
 Peru
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| Region | Puno |
| Province | Puno |
| Capital | Laraqueri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lucio Ccopa Mamani |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,633.48 km2 (630.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,975 m (13,041 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 6,134 |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (9.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 210111 |
Pichacani (hispanicized spelling) or Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa a big needle,-ni a suffix, "the one with a big needle") is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru.
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.68% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
Coordinates: 16°08′52″S 70°04′03″W / 16.1477°S 70.0674°W
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