Ollachea District

Ollachea District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.[1]

Ollachea
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceCarabaya
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalOllachea
Area
 • Total595.79 km2 (230.04 sq mi)
Elevation
2,785 m (9,137 ft)
Population
 • Total5,128
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210308

Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range and the Willkanuta mountain range traverse the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Carabaya Province and Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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