Cocharcas District

Cocharcas
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Chincheros
Capital Cocharcas
Government
  Mayor Silverio Florentino Valer Pizarro
Area
  Total 109.9 km2 (42.4 sq mi)
Elevation 3,030 m (9,940 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,219
  Density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030603

Cocharcas District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros 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 (86.25%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 13°36′40″S 73°44′24″W / 13.61111°S 73.74000°W / -13.61111; -73.74000

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