Sandia | |
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 The lake Quchak'uchu in the Parambuco District | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sandia in the Puno Region | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Capital | Sandia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angel Mario Quispe Quispe |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,862.41 km2 (4,580.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,178 m (7,146 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 65,431 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2112 |
| Website | www |
Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. [1] The capital of the province is the city of Sandia.
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: [2] [3]
The province measures 11,862.41 square kilometres (4,580.10 sq mi) and is divided into ten districts:
| District | Mayor | Capital | Ubigeo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Inambari | Juan Lipa Calla | Massiapo | 211209 |
| Cuyocuyo | Zacarias Santamaria Paye | Cuyocuyo | 211202 |
| Limbani | Percy Fermin Soncco Quispe | Limbani | 211203 |
| Patambuco | Angel Silvestre Ochoa Colque | Patambuco | 211204 |
| Phara | Alfredo Paredes Meza | Phara | 211205 |
| Quiaca | Concepcion Mamani Condori | Quiaca | 211206 |
| San Juan del Oro | Cesar Zegarra Lipa | San Juan del Oro | 211207 |
| San Pedro de Putina Punco | Ernesto Yujra Enriquez | Putina Punco | 211210 |
| Sandia | Angel Mario Quispe Quispe | Sandia | 211201 |
| Yanahuaya | Ivan Rufino Calderon Bernal | Yanahuaya | 211208 |
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (53.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 10.49% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census). [4]
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