Ccapi District

Ccapi
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paruro
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Ccapi
Government
  Mayor Ricardo Huarcaya Pumahualcca
Area
  Total 334.85 km2 (129.29 sq mi)
Elevation 3,185 m (10,449 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,485
  Density 13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081003

Ccapi District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro 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 (96.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.25% 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)