Putina District

Putina
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	San Antonio de Putina
Capital	Putina
Government
•  Mayor	Uriel Lama
Area
• Total	1,021.92 km2 (394.57 sq mi)
Elevation	3,878 m (12,723 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	16,024
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	211001

Putina District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Tarujani at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Allqamarini
• Ch'iqu Rumi
• Ch'iyar Uya
• Hatun Salla
• Hatun Tarujani
• Huch'uy Urqu
• Inka Kancha
• Janq'u
• Janq'u K'ark'a
• Jichu Pichini
• Kimsa Pukara
• Kiwuta
• Kuntur Ikiña
• Kuntur Sayana
• Kuntur Thamaña
• Kuntur Wachana
• Kunturani
• Laramani
• Laqayani
• Lisani
• Parinani
• Pillunani
• Pirwa
• Pukara
• Puka Kancha
• Puka Kunka
• Puka Urqu
• Pupusani
• Pusi K'ark'a
• Qala Qala
• Qillqa
• Qullpa
• Qullpa Tira
• Q'ulini
• Saywayuq
• Sipin Tuqu
• Sirasirani
• Sura Tira
• Sura Uqhu
• Surani
• Taku Kunka
• Tarujani
• Tuquni
• Wanqa Wanqani
• Wanqarani
• Waraq Pata
• Waraq Tira
• Waxrani
• Wayna Putus
• Wila Muqu
• Wila Qutaña
• Wisk'achani
• Yawri Minas
• Yuraq Qaqa

History

Putina District was created in 1824.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Putina, elevation 3,861 m (12,667 ft), (1991−2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.4 (61.5)	16.3 (61.3)	16.7 (62.1)	17.2 (63.0)	17.5 (63.5)	17.3 (63.1)	17.1 (62.8)	18.0 (64.4)	18.3 (64.9)	18.4 (65.1)	18.7 (65.7)	17.3 (63.1)	17.4 (63.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.8 (38.8)	4.1 (39.4)	3.1 (37.6)	1.4 (34.5)	−2.2 (28.0)	−5.1 (22.8)	−5.3 (22.5)	−4.3 (24.3)	−0.9 (30.4)	1.1 (34.0)	2.0 (35.6)	3.5 (38.3)	0.1 (32.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	125.4 (4.94)	108.8 (4.28)	94.7 (3.73)	43.6 (1.72)	10.1 (0.40)	4.6 (0.18)	3.4 (0.13)	9.1 (0.36)	21.1 (0.83)	53.9 (2.12)	52.0 (2.05)	95.3 (3.75)	622 (24.49)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

Mayors

• 2011-2014: Agustin Uriel Lama Quispe.
• 2007-2010: Alex Max Sullca Cáceres.

Festivities

• June: Anthony of Padua.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Peru

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Crucero 2 and Putina Province (Puno Region)
3. 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)
4. "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

External links

• Official web site
• INEI Peru

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