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Limbani District

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Country
  
Peru

Founded
  
December 28, 1908

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
3,320 m

Province
  
Sandia Province

Region
  
Puno

Capital
  
Limbani

UBIGEO
  
211203

Area
  
2,112 km²

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Limbani District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.

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Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

  • Ankayuq K'uchu
  • Ariquma
  • Ch'uxñaquta
  • K'ark'a Chunta
  • Puka Pukayuq
  • Q'alawaña
  • Surapata Urqu
  • Warachani
  • Wirta Pata
  • Yana Urqu
  • Ethnic groups

    The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (60.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Limbani District Wikipedia