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

Putina
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	San Antonio de Putina
Capital	Putina
Government
• Mayor	Uriel Lama
Area
• Total	1,021.92 km2 (394.57 sq mi)
Elevation	3,878 m (12,723 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	16,024
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	211001

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Tarujani at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

History

Putina District was created in 1824.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Mayors

• 2011-2014: Agustin Uriel Lama Quispe.
• 2007-2010: Alex Max Sullca Cáceres.

Festivities

• June: Anthony of Padua.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Peru

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Putina District.

• Official web site
• INEI Peru

На других языках

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[de] Distrikt Putina

Der Distrikt Putina liegt in der Provinz San Antonio de Putina in der Region Puno in Süd-Peru. Der Distrikt hat eine Fläche von 1036 km². Beim Zensus 2017 wurden 14.753 Einwohner gezählt.[1] Im Jahr 1993 lag die Einwohnerzahl bei 12.913, im Jahr 2007 bei 20.792.[1] Verwaltungssitz des Distriktes ist die 3878 m hoch gelegene Provinzhauptstadt Putina mit 10.746 Einwohnern (Stand 2017).

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- [en] Putina District

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