José Domingo Choquehuanca District

José Domingo Choquehuanca
Chuqiwanka
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Founded October 11, 1954
Capital Estación de Pucara
Government
 • Mayor Ponsiano Mamani Ccala
Area
 • Total 69.73 km2 (26.92 sq mi)
Elevation 3,870 m (12,700 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 5,286
 • Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210207

José Domingo Choquehuanca 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 (68.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 31.29% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°59′47″S 70°16′22″W / 14.99639°S 70.27278°W / -14.99639; -70.27278

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