Capachica District

Capachica
District
Capachica peninsula
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Puno
Capital Capachica
Government
 • Mayor Ascencion Laquise Humpire
Area
 • Total 117.06 km2 (45.20 sq mi)
Elevation 3,860 m (12,660 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 10,320
 • Density 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210105

Capachica District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in Peru.[1] Its seat is Capachica.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.17%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ 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)

Coordinates: 15°38′22″S 69°58′36″W / 15.6394°S 69.9768°W / -15.6394; -69.9768

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