Limbani District

Limbani
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Sandia
Founded December 28, 1908
Capital Limbani
Government
  Mayor Percy Fermin Soncco Quispe
Area
  Total 2,112.34 km2 (815.58 sq mi)
Elevation 3,320 m (10,890 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,407
  Density 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211203

Limbani District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (60.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map Crucero 2 (Puno Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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