Chojata District

Chojata District is one of eleven districts of the General Sánchez Cerro Province in Peru.[1]

Chojata
District
A view of Chojata and the mountains north and north-west of it
A view of Chojata and the mountains north and north-west of it
Country Peru
RegionMoquegua
ProvinceGeneral Sánchez Cerro
FoundedFebruary 15, 1955
CapitalChojata
Government
 • MayorLucio Maldonado Roque
Area
 • Total847.94 km2 (327.39 sq mi)
Elevation
3,625 m (11,893 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,986
 • Density2.3/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO180202

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun P'ukru at approximately 5,153 m (16,906 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Chachakumani
  • Chinchillani
  • Ch'alla Pata
  • Hatun Pampa
  • Hatun Punta
  • Iru Urqu
  • Kimsa Chata
  • Kunturini
  • Laq'a Laq'ani
  • Llallawi
  • Millu Punta
  • Misiwa
  • Paqu Paquni
  • Pata Wasi
  • Patilla Suru
  • Pirwa Tira
  • Puka Apachita
  • Pukara
  • Putusi
  • Phaq'u Q'awa
  • P'aqu Urqu
  • P'isaqani
  • Qarwayuni
  • Qullqi Wiqu
  • Quncha Pata
  • Q'asa Q'asa
  • Q'uwata
  • Sikuwani
  • Surani
  • Uqi Salla
  • Wari Pukara
  • Wila Wila
  • Wila Wilani
  • Yana Qaqa
  • Yawri Salla
  • Yuraq Qaqa
  • Yuraq Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua Region)
  3. 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)

16.3885°S 70.7303°W / -16.3885; -70.7303

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