Colta District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara in Peru.[1]
Colta | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Paucar del Sara Sara |
| Capital | Colta |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eulogio José Cayo Quispe |
| Area | |
• Total | 277.29 km2 (107.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,300 m (10,800 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 587 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
editReferences
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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