Coronel Castañeda District

Coronel Castañeda
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Parinacochas
Founded June 28, 1955
Capital Aniso
Government
  Mayor Wilman Accilio Crespo Alvarez
Area
  Total 1,108.04 km2 (427.82 sq mi)
Elevation 3,620 m (11,880 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,120
  Density 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050703

Coronel Castañeda District is one of eight districts of the province Parinacochas 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 (70.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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