Quiquijana District

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Quiquijana
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Quispicanchi
Capital Quiquijana
Government
  Mayor Lucio Ttito Huaraccone
Area
  Total 360.90 km2 (139.34 sq mi)
Elevation 3,210 m (10,530 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 10,224
  Density 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081212

The Quiquijana District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Its capital is the town of Quiquijana.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.42%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

References

  1. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
  • (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 2, 2007.

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