UBIGEO 2112 Area 11,862 km² Region Puno Region | Elevation 2,178 m (7,146 ft) Website www.munisandia.gob.pe | |
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Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia.
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Map of Sandia Province, Peru
Geography
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:
Political division
The province measures 11,862.41 square kilometres (4,580.10 sq mi) and is divided into ten districts:
Ethnic groups
The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (53.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 10.49% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).
References
Sandia Province Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA