Colca District, Victor Fajardo

Colca
Qullqa
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Víctor Fajardo
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Colca
Area
  Total 69.57 km2 (26.86 sq mi)
Elevation 2,972 m (9,751 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,345
  Density 19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 051007

Colca District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo 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 (83.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.27% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (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: 13°42′50″S 74°02′30″W / 13.7138°S 74.0416°W / -13.7138; -74.0416

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