Chojata District

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 PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 180202

Chojata District is one of eleven districts of the province General Sánchez Cerro 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 (85.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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: 16°23′19″S 70°43′49″W / 16.3885°S 70.7303°W / -16.3885; -70.7303

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