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Ananea District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru.[1]

Ananea
Ananiya distritu
District
La Rinconada with Awchita in the background
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceSan Antonio de Putina
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalAnanea
Government
 • MayorSamuel Chambi Sánchez
Area
 • Total939.56 km2 (362.77 sq mi)
Elevation
4,660 m (15,290 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total19,132
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211002

Geography


The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Palumani at 5,723 m (18,776 ft) above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Allqamarini
  • Ananea
  • Chapi
  • Chuqichampi
  • Ch'uxñaquta
  • Jach'a Tira
  • Kimsa Tira
  • Kunka
  • Kuntur Ikiña
  • Kuntur Thamaña
  • Qaqa Waychu
  • Qillwani
  • Qurwari
  • Rit'ipata
  • Rit'i Urmasqa
  • Uqi Nasa
  • Uyuni
  • Yana Uma

History


Ananea 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 (57.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]


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References


  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)



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