Founded May 2, 1854 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Area 163.4 km² | Region Puno Capital Sina UBIGEO 211005 Elevation 3,170 m | |
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Province San Antonio de Putina Province | ||
Sina District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in the Puno Region of Peru.
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Geography
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. The highest peaks of the district is Chawpi Urqu at 6,044 m (19,829 ft) above sea level which is also the highest elevation of the range. Other mountains are listed below:
History
Sina District was created on May 2, 1854.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
Mayors
Festivities
References
Sina District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA