Ccochaccasa District

Ccochaccasa District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes in Peru.[1]

Ccochaccasa
Quchaqasa
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAngaraes
FoundedOctober 30, 1984
CapitalCcochaccasa
Government
  MayorAlejandro Taipe Huaira
Area
  Total116.6 km2 (45.0 sq mi)
Elevation
4,150 m (13,620 ft)
Population
  Total3,532
  Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090304

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.62% 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)

12.9275°S 74.7700°W / -12.9275; -74.7700

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