Capachica District Explained

Capachica
Native Name:Qapachiqa
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Puno
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Puno
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Capachica
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ascencion Laquise Humpire
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:117.06
Elevation M:3860
Population Total:10320
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:210105

Capachica District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in Peru.[1] Its seat is Capachica.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.17%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language according to a 2007 Peru Census.[2]

See also

References

-15.6394°N -69.9768°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe