Colca District, Victor Fajardo
Colca Qullqa | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Víctor Fajardo |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Colca |
Area | |
• Total | 69.57 km2 (26.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,972 m (9,751 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,345 |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 051007 |
Colca District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ (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)