Colcha District

Colcha District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro, Peru.[1]

Colcha

Qulcha
District
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceParuro
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalColcha
Government
 • MayorRemigio La Torre Duran
Area
 • Total139.98 km2 (54.05 sq mi)
Elevation
2,796 m (9,173 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,357
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO081004

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]

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gollark: * either → any
gollark: The "cryptocurrencies" without either of those are stupid and not decentralized.
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See also

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. 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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