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Colta District

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Colta
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvincePaucar del Sara Sara
CapitalColta
Government
 • MayorEulogio José Cayo Quispe
Area
 • Total277.29 km2 (107.06 sq mi)
Elevation
3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Population
 • Total587
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050802

Colta District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)