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Limbani District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.[1]

Limbani
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Sandia
Founded	December 28, 1908
Capital	Limbani
Government
• Mayor	Percy Fermin Soncco Quispe
Area
• Total	2,112.34 km2 (815.58 sq mi)
Elevation	3,320 m (10,890 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,407
• Density	2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	211203

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

• 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).[3]

References

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