Sina District
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Sina | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | San Antonio de Putina |
| Founded | May 2, 1854 |
| Capital | Sina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ricardo Flores Hilasaca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 163.43 km2 (63.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,229 m (10,594 ft) |
| Population (2007 census) | |
| • Total | 1,472 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 211005 |
Sina District is one of five districts of the province San Antonio de Putina in Puno Region, Peru.[1]
History
Sina District was created on May 2, 1854.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Mayors
- 2011-2014: Ricardo Flores Hilasaca.
- 2007-2010: Marcial Huanca Mamani.
Festivities
- Candlemas, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin.
- Cross of May
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
External links
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small}
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.