Sina District
Appearance
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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 | |
• Total | 1,472 |
• Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 211005 |
Sina District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in the Puno Region of Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. The highest peaks of the district is Chawpi Urqu at 6,044 m (19,829 ft) above sea level which is also the highest elevation of the range. Other mountains are listed below:[2]
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History
[edit]Sina District was created on May 2, 1854.
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 (80.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Mayors
[edit]- 2011-2014: Ricardo Flores Hilasaca.
- 2007-2010: Marcial Huanca Mamani.
Festivities
[edit]- Candlemas, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin.
- Cross of May
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
External links
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