Caylloma District

Caylloma District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]

Caylloma
District
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceCaylloma
CapitalCaylloma
Area
 • Total1,499 km2 (579 sq mi)
Elevation
4,310 m (14,140 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total4,101
 • Density2.7/km2 (7.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040505

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]

gollark: Because the magnet you're holding pushes on you.
gollark: There's a force on the left magnet from the right magnet. There's an equal force on the right magnet from the left magnet. Net force on the body is 0. QED.
gollark: Magnets do, in fact, obey conservation of momentum.
gollark: Conservation of momentum.
gollark: Ligature good, sometimes.

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1
  3. 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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