Ananea District

Ananea Distrito de Ananea
District
La Rinconada with Awchita in the background
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	San Antonio de Putina
Founded	May 2, 1854
Capital	Ananea
Government
• Mayor	Samuel Chambi Sánchez
Area
• Total	939.56 km^2 (362.77 sq mi)
Elevation	4,660 m (15,290 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	19,132
• Density	20/km^2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	211002

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

Geography

The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Palumani at 5,723 m (18,776 ft) above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Allqamarini Ananea Chapi Chuqichampi Ch'uxñaquta Jach'a Tira Kimsa Tira Kunka Kuntur Ikiña Kuntur Thamaña

Laramani Lawa Tira Lisani Llawlli Mamanini Ñuñuwani Puka Urqu Puma Wachana Qachini Qala K'umu

Qaqa Waychu Qillwani Qurwari Rit'ipata Rit'i Urmasqa Uqi Nasa Uyuni Yana Uma

History

Ananea District was created in 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 (57.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

Mayors

• 2011-2014: Samuel Ramos Quispe.
• 2007-2010: Crispín Amanqui Rodríguez.

Festivities

• July:
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
  • James, son of Zebedee.

References

1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

See also

• Chullpaqucha

External links

• Official web site
• INEI Peru

Coordinates: 14°37′57″S 69°26′45″W / 14.6325°S 69.4458°W