Callanmarca District
Callanmarca District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes in Peru.[1]
Callanmarca | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Angaraes |
Founded | February 28, 1941 |
Capital | Callanmarca |
Area | |
• Total | 26.02 km2 (10.05 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,526 m (11,568 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,006 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090303 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.85% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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.
- 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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