Caylloma District

Caylloma
District
Country  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Caylloma
Capital Caylloma
Area
  Total 1,499 km2 (579 sq mi)
Elevation 4,310 m (14,140 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,101
  Density 2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 040505

Caylloma District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma 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 (62.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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)