Colcha District

Colcha
Qulcha
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paruro
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Colcha
Government
  Mayor Remigio La Torre Duran
Area
  Total 139.98 km2 (54.05 sq mi)
Elevation 2,796 m (9,173 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,357
  Density 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081004

Colcha District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro, 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 (95.49%) learn to speak in childhood, 4.35% 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)

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