Ccochaccasa District

Ccochaccasa
Quchaqasa
District
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 (2005 census)
 • Total 3,532
 • Density 30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090304

Ccochaccasa District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes 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 (56.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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: 12°55′39″S 74°46′12″W / 12.9275°S 74.7700°W / -12.9275; -74.7700

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