Sandia Province
| Sandia | ||
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| Province | ||
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The lake Quchak'uchu in the Parambuco District | ||
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 Location of Sandia in the Puno Region | ||
| Country | Peru | |
| Region | Puno | |
| Capital | Sandia | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Angel Mario Quispe Quispe | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11,862.41 km2 (4,580.10 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 2,178 m (7,146 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 65,431 | |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) | |
| UBIGEO | 2112 | |
| Website |
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Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.[1] The capital of the province is the city of Sandia.
Political division
The province measures 11,862.41 square kilometres (4,580.10 sq mi) and is divided into ten districts:
| District | Mayor | Capital | Ubigeo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Inambari | Juan Lipa Calla | Massiapo | 211209 |
| Cuyocuyo | Zacarias Santamaria Paye | Cuyocuyo | 211202 |
| Limbani | Percy Fermin Soncco Quispe | Limbani | 211203 |
| Patambuco | Angel Silvestre Ochoa Colque | Patambuco | 211204 |
| Phara | Alfredo Paredes Meza | Phara | 211205 |
| Quiaca | Concepcion Mamani Condori | Quiaca | 211206 |
| San Juan del Oro | Cesar Zegarra Lipa | San Juan del Oro | 211207 |
| San Pedro de Putina Punco | Ernesto Yujra Enriquez | Putina Punco | 211210 |
| Sandia | Angel Mario Quispe Quispe | Sandia | 211201 |
| Yanahuaya | Ivan Rufino Calderon Bernal | Yanahuaya | 211208 |
Geography
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:[2][3]
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Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (53.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 10.49% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[4]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital, Retrieved November 7, 2007
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map Crucero 2 (Puno Region)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map Sandia Province (Puno Region)
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
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Coordinates: 14°14′54″S 69°25′52″W / 14.248245°S 69.431019°W
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