Quiaca District is one of ten
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the province
Sandia in
Peru
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Geography
The
Apolobamba
Apolobamba ''(Cordillera (de) Apolobamba)'' is a mountain range in the South American Andes.
Geographical Location
It is located in the eastern borderland of Peru and Bolivia. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the La Paz Department, Bolivia ...
mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the districtare listed below:
* Ananea
* Chimpa Qiswarani
*
K'ayrani
*
Liqiliqini
*
Qaqinkurani
Qaqinkurani (Aymara ''qaqinkura'' wading bird; a South American ibis ''(Theristicus)'' (see: ''Zancuda'') ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the ibis (or ibises)", also spelled ''Jajencurani'') is a mountain north of the Apolo ...
* Qucha Kunka
* Quchapata
*
Rit'ipata
Ritipata (possibly from Quechua) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, as well as in the Sandia Province, Quiaca District. Ritipata is situate ...
*
Wanakuni
Huanacuni (possibly from Aymara ''wanaku, wanaqu'' guanaco) is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range in the Bolivian Andes, about 5,796 metres (19,016 ft) high. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pe ...
*
Wilaquta
* 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 (83.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.21% of the residents started speaking using the
Spanish language (
2007 Peru Census
The 2007 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Its full name in Spanish is XI Censo de Población y VI de Viviend ...
).
inei.gob.pe
INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
References
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