Sina District

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Sina
District
Location of the province San Antonio de Putina in Puno.svg
Location of Sina in the San Antonio de Putina Province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  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 (2007 census)
 • Total 1,472
 • Density 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211005

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

Districts of Peru third level administrative subdivision of Peru

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San Antonio de Putina Province Province in Puno, Peru

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Geography

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]

Cordillera Apolobamba mountain range

Apolobamba(Cordillera Apolobamba) is a mountain range in the South American Andes.

Chapi (Peru) mountain in Peru

Chapi or Ch'api is a 5,400-metre-high (17,717 ft) mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, on the border of the districts Ananea and Sina. Chapi is situated southeast of the mountains Ananea and Ritipata, north-west of Riti Urmasca and north-east of the lake Asnococha.

Chamakani (Bolivia-Peru)

Ch'amakani is a mountain northeast of the Apolobamba mountain range at the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. Ch'amakani is situated south of the mountain Yanaqucha, west of Chawpi Wayq'u and north of Yawa Yawa.

Yawa Yawa mountain in Peru

Yawa Yawa is a mountain northeast of the Apolobamba mountain range at the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. On the Bolivian side it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, and on the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Sina District. Yawa Yawa is situated south of the mountain Ch'amakani and northeast of Punta Yawri. Yawa Yawa is also the name of a little lake near the mountain.

History

Sina District was created on May 2, 1854.

Ethnic groups

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]

Indigenous peoples of the Americas Pre-Columbian inhabitants of North, Central, and South America and their descendants

The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the Pre-Columbian peoples of North, Central and South America and their descendants.

Quechua people ethnic group

Quechua people or Quecha peoples may refer to any or all speakers of the Quechua languages, which originated among the indigenous peoples of South America. Most Quechua speakers live in Peru, although there is a significant population living in Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.

Spanish language Romance language

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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 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)

Coordinates: 14°30′05″S69°34′30″W / 14.5013°S 69.5749°W / -14.5013; -69.5749

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