Caylloma District
Caylloma District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]
Caylloma | |
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Country | |
Region | Arequipa |
Province | Caylloma |
Capital | Caylloma |
Area | |
• Total | 1,499 km2 (579 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4,310 m (14,140 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 4,101 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 040505 |
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Chunkara
- Chila
- Chilla Qullu
- Chunta
- Ch'uxña
- Hatun Chunkara
- Ichhu Pampa
- Inka Pirqa
- Janq'u Llalla
- Junt'uta
- Kiwicha
- Kuntur Sayana
- Kunturi
- Minasniyuq
- Puka Kancha
- Pukara
- Qarwa Tira
- Qullpa Q'asa
- Qura Qura
- Qutu
- Qhiwalluni
- Q'atawiña
- Q'illa Q'illa
- Tiklla
- T'allani Urqu
- Uta Sinqa
- Waqra
- Yaritayuq
- Yawri Qucha
- Yuraqmayu
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
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References
- (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 maps of the Caylloma Province 1
- 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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