Calapuja District

Calapuja
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Lampa
Founded May 2, 1854
Capital Calapuja
Government
  Mayor Andres Avelino Barrantes Yucra
Area
  Total 141.3 km2 (54.6 sq mi)
Elevation 3,843 m (12,608 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,175
  Density 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210703

Calapuja District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa 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 (80.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.44% 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)

Coordinates: 15°19′04″S 70°13′27″W / 15.31778°S 70.22417°W