Colta District

Colta
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Paucar del Sara Sara
Capital Colta
Government
  Mayor Eulogio José Cayo Quispe
Area
  Total 277.29 km2 (107.06 sq mi)
Elevation 3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 587
  Density 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)

Colta District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara 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 (72.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 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: 15°09′46″S 73°17′50″W / 15.1629°S 73.2973°W / -15.1629; -73.2973

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