Colta District

Colta District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara in Peru.[1]

Colta
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvincePaucar del Sara Sara
CapitalColta
Government
  MayorEulogio José Cayo Quispe
Area
  Total277.29 km2 (107.06 sq mi)
Elevation
3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Population
  Total587
  Density2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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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