Sandia District
Sandia | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Sandia |
Capital | Sandia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Angel Mario Quispe Quispe |
Area | |
• Total | 580.13 km2 (223.99 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,178 m (7,146 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 12,364 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 211201 |
Sandia District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 31.67% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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