Caicay District

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Caicay
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paucartambo
Capital Caicay
Government
  Mayor Ortencia Cuadros Torres
Area
  Total 110.72 km2 (42.75 sq mi)
Elevation 3,100 m (10,200 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,789
  Density 25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081102

Caicay District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo 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 (86.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.32% 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. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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