San Antonio de Putina Province
| San Antonio de Putina | |
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| Province | |
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 Location of San Antonio de Putina in the Puno Region |
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| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Founded | June 12, 1989 |
| Capital | Putina |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alex Max Sullca Cáceres (2007-10) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,207.38 km2 (1,238.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,874 m (12,710 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 44,853 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| UBIGEO | 2110 |
| Website | www |
San Antonio de Putina Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru.
The province measures 3,207.38 square kilometres (1,238.38 sq mi) and is divided into five districts:
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:
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).
Coordinates: 14°54′50″S 69°52′25″W / 14.91389°S 69.87361°W
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