Calapuja District

Calapuja District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]

Calapuja
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceLampa
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalCalapuja
Government
  MayorAndres Avelino Barrantes Yucra
Area
  Total141.3 km2 (54.6 sq mi)
Elevation
3,843 m (12,608 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total2,175
  Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210703

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.44% 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 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)

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