Caja District

Caja
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Acobamba
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Caja
Government
  Mayor Eliceo Izarra Tovar
Area
  Total 82.39 km2 (31.81 sq mi)
Elevation 3,668 m (12,034 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,009
  Density 37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090204

Caja District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba 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 (82.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.58% 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: 12°54′56″S 74°27′58″W / 12.9155°S 74.4662°W / -12.9155; -74.4662

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