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Putina
Putina
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	San Antonio de Putina
Capital	Putina
Government
• Mayor	Uriel Lama
Area
• Total	1,021.92 km2 (394.57 sq mi)
Elevation	3,878 m (12,723 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	16,024
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	211001

Putina District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru.^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Tarujani at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Allqamarini
Ch'iqu Rumi
Ch'iyar Uya
Hatun Salla
Hatun Tarujani
Huch'uy Urqu
Inka Kancha
Janq'u
Janq'u K'ark'a
Jichu Pichini
Kimsa Pukara
Kiwuta
Kuntur Ikiña
Kuntur Sayana
Kuntur Thamaña
Kuntur Wachana
Kunturani
Laramani
Laqayani
Lisani
Parinani
Pillunani
Pirwa
Pukara
Puka Kancha
Puka Kunka
Puka Urqu
Pupusani
Pusi K'ark'a
Qala Qala
Qillqa
Qullpa
Qullpa Tira
Q'ulini
Saywayuq
Sipin Tuqu
Sirasirani
Sura Tira
Sura Uqhu
Surani
Taku Kunka
Tarujani
Tuquni
Wanqa Wanqani
Wanqarani
Waraq Pata
Waraq Tira
Waxrani
Wayna Putus
Wila Muqu
Wila Qutaña
Wisk'achani
Yawri Minas
Yuraq Qaqa

History

Putina District was created in 1824.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Putina, elevation 3,861 m (12,667 ft), (1991−2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.4 (61.5)	16.3 (61.3)	16.7 (62.1)	17.2 (63.0)	17.5 (63.5)	17.3 (63.1)	17.1 (62.8)	18.0 (64.4)	18.3 (64.9)	18.4 (65.1)	18.7 (65.7)	17.3 (63.1)	17.4 (63.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.8 (38.8)	4.1 (39.4)	3.1 (37.6)	1.4 (34.5)	−2.2 (28.0)	−5.1 (22.8)	−5.3 (22.5)	−4.3 (24.3)	−0.9 (30.4)	1.1 (34.0)	2.0 (35.6)	3.5 (38.3)	0.1 (32.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	125.4 (4.94)	108.8 (4.28)	94.7 (3.73)	43.6 (1.72)	10.1 (0.40)	4.6 (0.18)	3.4 (0.13)	9.1 (0.36)	21.1 (0.83)	53.9 (2.12)	52.0 (2.05)	95.3 (3.75)	622 (24.49)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru^[4]

Mayors

2011-2014: Agustin Uriel Lama Quispe.
2007-2010: Alex Max Sullca Cáceres.

Festivities

June: Anthony of Padua.

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Crucero 2 and Putina Province (Puno Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 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)
^ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.