Pichacani District

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.

Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

• Anta Qayqu

• Aqu Chaka

• Aqu K'uchu

• Chinkani

• Chuqi Tunani

• Chuqipata

• Churi Wiqu

• Ch'api Jinchu

• Ch'iyar Jaqhi

• Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Puno)

• Ch'iyar Salla

• Iru Tanka

• Jach'a Phaq'u Q'awa

• Jach'a Qullu

• Janq'u Jaqhi

• Janq'u Qalani

• Janq'u Saywani

• Janq'u Saxa

• Jayu Jayuni

• Jayuni Nasa

• Jilata

• Kuntur Ikiña

• Kunturini

• Kunturiri

• Laq'a Apachita

• Lawanani Punta

• Muru Jaqhi

• Nasa Parqu

• Ñuñu Marka

• Pichaqa

• Pilli Pillini

• Pinkilluni

• Pukara

• Pumamarka

• Phaq'u Apachita

• Phaq'u Q'awa

• Qachi Qullu

• Qala Qalani

• Quncha Marka

• Qurara Apachita

• Quta Wiqu

• Qutani

• Q'ara Qullu

• Q'illu Chuta

• Q'illu Q'atawi

• Q'iwiri

• Salla Qachi

• Surichata

• Tanka

• Tankani

• Tarujani

• Taypi Qullu

• Uma Jalsu

• Uqi

• Uyuni

• Wallata

• Wallqani

• Wantanani

• Warawarani

• Wayllani

• Wila Kunkani

• Wila Qullu

• Wila Salla

Ethnic groups
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).