Colca District, Victor Fajardo

Colca District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]

Colca

Qullqa
District
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceVíctor Fajardo
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalColca
Area
 • Total69.57 km2 (26.86 sq mi)
Elevation
2,972 m (9,751 ft)
Population
 • Total1,345
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO051007

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.27% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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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