Putina District

Putina
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province San Antonio de Putina
Capital Putina
Government
  Mayor Uriel Lama
Area
  Total 1,021.92 km2 (394.57 sq mi)
Elevation 3,878 m (12,723 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 16,024
  Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 211001

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

History

Putina District was created in 1824.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Mayors

Festivities

References

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

See also

External links

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Coordinates: 14°54′50″S 69°52′25″W / 14.9139°S 69.8736°W / -14.9139; -69.8736

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