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Caminaca District

Coordinates: 15°18′52″S 70°12′09″W / 15.31444°S 70.20250°W / -15.31444; -70.20250
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Caminaca
Map
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceAzángaro
CapitalCaminaca
Government
 • MayorCesar Augusto Huaman Suero
Area
 • Total
146.88 km2 (56.71 sq mi)
Elevation
3,804 m (12,480 ft)
Population
 • Total
3,791
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210205

Caminaca District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro 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 (94.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.29% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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)


15°18′52″S 70°12′09″W / 15.31444°S 70.20250°W / -15.31444; -70.20250