Quiaca District

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Quiaca
District
Quiaca District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
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
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,419
 • Density5.4/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]

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Geography

The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the districtare listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

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

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. ↑ 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)

14°25′50″S69°37′57″W / 14.4306°S 69.6324°W / -14.4306; -69.6324


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