Ccatca District

Ccatca
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Quispicanchi
Capital Ccatca
Government
 • Mayor Pedro Illanes Páucar
Area
 • Total 307.72 km2 (118.81 sq mi)
Elevation 3,675 m (12,057 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 13,841
 • Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081205

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

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.00% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)