San Román Province Explained

San Román
Settlement Type:Province
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Puno
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Juliaca
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:David Sucacahua Yucra
(2019-2022)
Area Total Km2:2277.63
Elevation M:3824
Population Total:307417
Population Density Km2:auto
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San Román is a province in the Puno Region of Peru. It borders the provinces of Lampa, Azángaro, Puno, Huancane, the Arequipa Province of the Arequipa Region and Moquegua Region's province of General Sánchez Cerro. Its capital is the city of Juliaca.

Political division

The province is divided into four districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito):

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish is the language which the majority of the population (61.52%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.80% of the residents started speaking using the Quechua language and 8.53% using Aymara (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe