Checca District

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Checca
District
Location of Checca in the Canas province
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Canas
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Checca
Government
  Mayor Pablo Cesar Chaiña Carpio (2007)
Area
  Total 503.76 km2 (194.50 sq mi)
Elevation 3,810 m (12,500 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,490
  Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080502
Website munichecca.gob.pe

Checca District is the largest of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is Checca.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (98.68%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

Sources

  1. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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