Cachimayo District
Appearance
Cachimayo Kachimayu | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Anta |
Founded | May 15, 1970 |
Capital | Cachimayo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cirilo Quispe La Torre |
Area | |
• Total | 43.28 km2 (16.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,442 m (11,293 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,920 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 080303 |
Cachimayo District is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru.[1]
The district is named after the Kachimayu (Quechua for "salt river") which crosses the district from west to east.[2]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Anta Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed, south of the town Cachimayo)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población