Ccochaccasa District
Ccochaccasa
Quchaqasa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Angaraes |
| Founded | October 30, 1984 |
| Capital | Ccochaccasa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alejandro Taipe Huaira |
| Area | |
• Total | 116.6 km2 (45.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,150 m (13,620 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,532 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090304 |
Ccochaccasa District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes 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 (56.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
| |
|---|---|
| Acobamba | |
| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
.svg){kind=small}
 | This Huancavelica Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |