• Source: Sandia Province

Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia.




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).




See also


Mawk'allaqta
Quchak'uchu
Qulu Qulu




References






External links


(in Spanish) www.munisandia.gob.pe Official province web site

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sandia Province
• Sandia
• Sandia Mountains
• Sandiás
• Vilacota (Sandia)
• Sayt'uqucha (Sandia)
• Sandia District
• K'ayrani (Sandia)
• Sandia–Manzano Mountains
• Lake Jochajucho