Ccochaccasa District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes in Peru.[1]
Ccochaccasa
Quchaqasa | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Angaraes |
| Founded | October 30, 1984 |
| Capital | Ccochaccasa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alejandro Taipe Huaira |
| Area | |
| • Total | 116.6 km2 (45.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,150 m (13,620 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,532 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090304 |
Ethnic groups
editThe 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
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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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