Sandia District

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

Sandia
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceSandia
CapitalSandia
Government
  MayorAngel Mario Quispe Quispe
Area
  Total580.13 km2 (223.99 sq mi)
Elevation
2,178 m (7,146 ft)
Population
  Total12,364
  Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211201

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

  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. 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)

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