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Quiaca District

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Country
  
Peru

Province
  
Sandia

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Area
  
447.9 km²

Region
  
Puno

Capital
  
Quiaca

UBIGEO
  
211206

Elevation
  
2,950 m

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

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Geography

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

  • Ananea
  • Chimpa Qiswarani
  • K'ayrani
  • Liqiliqini
  • Qaqinkurani
  • Qucha Kunka
  • Quchapata
  • Rit'ipata
  • Wanakuni
  • Wilaquta
  • 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 (83.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Quiaca District Wikipedia
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