Quiaca District

Quiaca District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.[1]

Quiaca
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceSandia
CapitalQuiaca
Government
 • MayorConcepcion Mamani Condori
Area
 • Total447.9 km2 (172.9 sq mi)
Elevation
2,950 m (9,680 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,419
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211206

Geography

The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the districtare listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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