# Sina District

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**Sina District** is one of five [districts](/source/Districts_of_Peru) of the [San Antonio de Putina Province](/source/San_Antonio_de_Putina_Province) in the [Puno Region](/source/Puno_Region) of [Peru](/source/Peru).[1]

## Geography

The [Apolobamba](/source/Cordillera_Apolobamba) mountain range traverses the district. The highest peaks of the district is [Chawpi Urqu](/source/Chawpi_Urqu) at 6,044 m (19,829 ft) above sea level which is also the highest elevation of the range. Other mountains are listed below:[2]

- [Chapi](/source/Chapi_(Peru))
- [Chuqichampi](/source/Chuqichampi)
- [Ch'amakani](/source/Ch'amakani_(Bolivia-Peru))
- Kuntur Sayana
- [Khunuyu](/source/Khunuyu)
- Luqhu Phawchinta
- [Lusuqucha](/source/Lusuqucha)
- Llantayuq
- [Punta Yawri](/source/Punta_Yawri)
- Qhuna Kunka
- [Rit'i Urmasqa](/source/Rit'i_Urmasqa)
- Rit'iyuq
- Tarujani
- Waylla Tira
- [Wiqu](/source/Wiqu_(Bolivia))
- [Yana Uma](/source/Yana_Uma)
- Yanaqucha
- [Yawa Yawa](/source/Yawa_Yawa)

## History

Sina District was created on May 2, 1854.

## Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly [indigenous](/source/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas) citizens of [Quechua](/source/Quechua_people) descent. [Quechua](/source/Quechua_language) is the language which the majority of the population (80.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.54% of the residents started speaking using the [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) language ([2007 Peru Census](/source/2007_Peru_Census)).[3]

## Mayors

- 2011-2014: Ricardo Flores Hilasaca.
- 2007-2010: Marcial Huanca Mamani.

## Festivities

- [Candlemas, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin](/source/Presentation_of_Jesus_at_the_Temple).
- Cross of May

## References

1. (in Spanish) [Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática](/source/Instituto_Nacional_de_Estad%C3%ADstica_e_Inform%C3%A1tica). *[Banco de Información Distrital](http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/) 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine*. Retrieved April 11, 2008.

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)

1. [inei.gob.pe](http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130127005551/http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales%3Fori%3DC) 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

## External links

- [INEI Peru](https://web.archive.org/web/20120124063934/http://proyectos.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/)

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