San Antonio de Putina is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital , Retrieved January 2, 2008
Political division The province measures and is divided into five districts:
District Mayor Capital Ubigeo Ananea Crispin Amanqui Rodriguez Ananea 211002 Pedro Vilca Apaza Juan Pablo Salas Chipana Ayrampuni 211003 Putina Alex Max Sullca Caceres Putina 211001 Quilcapuncu Leonardo Lipa Alvarez Quilcapuncu 211004 Sina Marcial Huanca Mamani Sina 211005
Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Wisk'achani (Chawpi Urqu), the highest mountain of the range, lies on the border with Bolivia. Other peaks of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map province of Putina (Puno Region)
Allqamarini Ananea Chapi Chimpa Qiswarani Chuqichampi Ch'amakani Ch'uxñaquta Jach'a Tira Janq'u Uma Kimsa Tira Kunka Kuntur Ikiña (Ananea) Kuntur Ikiña (Cuyocuyo) Kuntur Sayana Kuntur Thamaña Kunturini Khunuyu Laramani Lawa Tira Lisani Luqhu Phawchinta Lusuqucha Llantayuq Llawlli Mamanini Ñuñuwani Puka Urqu Palumani Puma Wachana Punta Yawri P'ujru Qachini Qala K'umu Qaqa Waychu Qillwani Qucha Kunka Quchapata Qurwari Qhuna Kunka Rit'i Urmasqa Rit'ipata Rit'iyuq Saywa Tarujani Uqi Nasa Uyuni Waylla Tira Wiqu Yana Uma Yana Urqu Yanaqucha Yawa Yawa
Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (60.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.24% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language and 9.37% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Chullpaqucha Ch'uxñaquta
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