Casca District
| Casca | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
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| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Mariscal Luzuriaga |
| Founded | October 17, 1944 |
| Capital | Casca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yone Walter Valverde Chauca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77.38 km2 (29.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,132 m (10,276 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 4,278 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021302 |
Casca District is one of eight districts of the province Mariscal Luzuriaga 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 (93.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
| Aija | |
|---|---|
| Antonio Raymondi | |
| Asunción | |
| Bolognesi | |
| Carhuaz | |
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Casma | |
| Corongo | |
| Huaraz | |
| Huari | |
| Huarmey | |
| Huaylas | |
| Mariscal Luzuriaga | |
| Ocros | |
| Pallasca | |
| Pomabamba | |
| Recuay | |
| Santa | |
| Sihuas | |
| Yungay | |
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