Cachimayo Kachimayu | |
Native Name Lang: | qu |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Cusco |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Anta |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | May 15, 1970 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Cachimayo |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Cirilo Quispe La Torre |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 43.28 |
Elevation M: | 3442 |
Population Total: | 1920 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 080303 |
Cachimayo District is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru.[1]
The district is named after the Kachimayu (Quechua for "salt river") which crosses the district from west to east.[2]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]