Sandia Province
Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia.
Geography
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
- Achu Achu
- Ankayuq K'uchu
- Ariquma
- Chimpa Kiswarani
- Chuqichampi
- Ch'uxñaquta
- Hatun Pinkilluni
- Hatun Wayq'u
- Huch'uy Pinkilluni
- Janq'u Qala
- Janq'u Uma
- Kimsa Chata
- Kuntur Ikiña
- Kunturini
- K'ark'a Chunta
- K'ayrani
- Laramani
- Liqiliqini
- Machu Llaqta
- Pinkilluni
- Puka Pukayuq
- Pukara
- Qala Qala
- Qaqa Wasi
- Qaqinkurani
- Qayqu Tira
- Qurwari
- Q'alawaña
- Rit'i Chaki
- Rit'i K'uchu
- Rit'ikunka
- Rit'ipata
- Saywani
- Suk'a Suk'a
- Surapata
- Surapata Urqu
- Utkhuqaqa
- Wanakuni
- Warachani
- Wila Saltu
- Wirta Pata
- Yana Urqu
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 |
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).
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, 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 Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
External links
- (in Spanish) www.munisandia.gob.pe Official province web site
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