Circa District

Circa
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Abancay
Capital Circa
Government
  Mayor Asunto Gregorio Montoya Juro
Area
  Total 641.68 km2 (247.75 sq mi)
Elevation 3,120 m (10,240 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,105
  Density 4.8/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030103

Circa District is one of the nine districts of the province Abancay 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 (79.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.14% 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 Digital. Retrieved April 4, 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: 13°52′26″S 72°52′23″W / 13.87389°S 72.87306°W