Ccapi District

Ccapi
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paruro
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Ccapi
Government
  Mayor Ricardo Huarcaya Pumahualcca
Area
  Total 334.85 km2 (129.29 sq mi)
Elevation 3,185 m (10,449 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,485
  Density 13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081003

Ccapi District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro 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 (96.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (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)

Coordinates: 13°51′09″S 72°04′52″W / 13.8526°S 72.0810°W / -13.8526; -72.0810

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