Capaya District
| Capaya | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Aymaraes |
| Founded | January 12, 1956 |
| Capital | Capaya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vitaliano Julian Arbieto Roldan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77.75 km2 (30.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,290 m (10,790 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 738 |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 030402 |
Capaya District is one of the seventeen districts of the province Aymaraes 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 (50.73%) learnt to speak in childhood, 48.98% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 7, 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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Coordinates: 14°07′08″S 73°19′05″W / 14.119°S 73.318°W
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