Calapuja District
| Calapuja | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Lampa |
| Founded | May 2, 1854 |
| Capital | Calapuja |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andres Avelino Barrantes Yucra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 141.3 km2 (54.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,843 m (12,608 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 2,175 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 210703 |
Calapuja District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa 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 (80.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.44% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small}
Coordinates: 15°19′04″S 70°13′27″W / 15.31778°S 70.22417°W
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 05, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.