Sandia District

District in Puno, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Country Peru
Elevation
2,178 m (7,146 ft)
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Sandia
Interactive map of Sandia
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceSandia
CapitalSandia
Government
  MayorAngel Mario Quispe Quispe
Area
  Total
580.13 km2 (223.99 sq mi)
Elevation
2,178 m (7,146 ft)
Population
  Total
12,364
  Density21.312/km2 (55.199/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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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]

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