Ananea District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Palumani at above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
Allqamarini Ananea Chapi Chuqichampi Ch'uxñaquta Jach'a Tira Kimsa Tira Kunka Kuntur Ikiña Kuntur Thamaña Laramani Lawa Tira Lisani Llawlli Mamanini Ñuñuwani Puka Urqu Puma Wachana Qachini Qala K'umu Qaqa Waychu Qillwani Qurwari Rit'ipata Rit'i Urmasqa Uqi Nasa Uyuni Yana Uma
History Ananea District was created on May 2, 1854.
Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Climate Ananea, due to extreme elevation, experiences an alpine tundra climate (Köppen climate classification, ETH), with constant cold temperatures throughout the entire year.
Mayors 2011–2014: Samuel Ramos Quispe. 2007–2010: Crispín Amanqui Rodríguez.
Festivities July: Our Lady of Mount Carmel. James, son of Zebedee.
See also Chullpaqucha
References
External links Official web site INEI Peru