Acora District is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region, Peru. Portal de la Municipalidad Distrital de Acora. Municipalidad Distrital de Acora . Retrieved March 19, 2008. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital . Retrieved March 19, 2008.
History The city of Acora and the lands that are now part of the district were once the seat of the Caciques Catacora. Acora District was created by Law on May 2, 1854, during the tenure of Ramón Castilla.
Geography One of the highest elevations of the district is Qurini at . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Puno Province 1 and 2, Puno Region.
Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (87.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish).
Climate Acora District has an elevation-influenced subalpine tropical climate (Köppen: Cwc) with daytime temperatures constant throughout the year, and night-time temperatures dropping below the freezing mark during the dry winter season. Diurnal temperature variation is large, averaging annually.
Authorities Mayors 2011-2014: Gerónimo Cutipa Cutipa. 2007-2010: Iván Joel Flores Quispe.
Festivities Our Lady of the Nativity.
See also Mulluq'u Q'axilu Q'inq'u
References
External links Official district web site INEI Peru