Chojata District

Chojata
Chojata
District
	A view of Chojata and the mountains north and north-west of it
Country	Peru
Region	Moquegua
Province	General Sánchez Cerro
Founded	February 15, 1955
Capital	Chojata
Government
• Mayor	Lucio Maldonado Roque
Area
• Total	847.94 km2 (327.39 sq mi)
Elevation	3,625 m (11,893 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	1,986
• Density	2.3/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	180202

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

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

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua Region)
^ 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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16°23′19″S 70°43′49″W / 16.3885°S 70.7303°W / -16.3885; -70.7303

[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] scale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua Region)

[3] .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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