Ollachea District

Ollachea
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Carabaya
Founded May 2, 1854
Capital Ollachea
Area
  Total 595.79 km2 (230.04 sq mi)
Elevation 2,785 m (9,137 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,128
  Density 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210308

Ollachea District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya 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 (83.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.48% 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)

Coordinates: 13°47′41″S 70°28′17″W / 13.79472°S 70.47139°W