Putina pruwinsya | |
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 Location of San Antonio de Putina in the Puno Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Founded | June 12, 1989 |
| Capital | Putina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alex Max Sullca Cáceres (2007-10) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,207.38 km2 (1,238.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,874 m (12,710 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 44,853 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2110 |
| Website | www |
Putina Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. [1]
The province measures 3,207.38 square kilometres (1,238.38 sq mi) and is divided into five districts:
| District | Mayor | Capital | Ubigeo |
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| Ananea | Crispin Amanqui Rodriguez | Ananea | 211002 |
| Pedro Vilca Apaza | Juan Pablo Salas Chipana | Ayrampuni | 211003 |
| Putina | Alex Max Sullca Caceres | Putina | 211001 |
| Quilcapuncu | Leonardo Lipa Alvarez | Quilcapuncu | 211004 |
| Sina | Marcial Huanca Mamani | Sina | 211005 |
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Wisk'achani (Chawpi Urqu), the highest mountain of the range, lies on the border with Bolivia. Other peaks of the province are listed below: [2]
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The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (60.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.24% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 9.37% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census). [3]
Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia.
El Collao Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru, created in 1992. The capital of the province is the city of Ilave.
Carabaya Province is a province of the Puno Region located in the southern part of Peru. It is bounded on the north by the Madre de Dios Region, on the east by the Sandia Province, on the south by the provinces of Azángaro, Melgar and Putina and on the west by the Cusco Region. The capital of the province is the city of Macusani.
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Ananea District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru.
Sina District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in the Puno Region of Peru.
Putina District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru.
Pedro Vilca Apaza District is one of five districts of the province San Antonio de Putina in Peru.
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Coordinates: 14°54′50″S69°52′25″W / 14.91389°S 69.87361°W
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