José Domingo Choquehuanca District

José Domingo Choquehuanca
Chuqiwanka
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Founded October 11, 1954
Capital Estación de Pucara
Government
  Mayor Ponsiano Mamani Ccala
Area
  Total 69.73 km2 (26.92 sq mi)
Elevation 3,870 m (12,700 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,286
  Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210207

José Domingo Choquehuanca District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (68.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 31.29% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°59′47″S 70°16′22″W / 14.99639°S 70.27278°W / -14.99639; -70.27278

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