Quiaca District
Appearance
Quiaca | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Sandia |
Capital | Quiaca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Concepcion Mamani Condori |
Area | |
• Total | 447.9 km2 (172.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,950 m (9,680 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,419 |
• Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 211206 |
Quiaca District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the districtare listed below:[2]
- Ananea
- Chimpa Qiswarani
- K'ayrani
- Liqiliqini
- Qaqinkurani
- Qucha Kunka
- Quchapata
- Rit'ipata
- Wanakuni
- Wilaquta
- Yana Urqu
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)