José Domingo Choquehuanca District
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José Domingo Choquehuanca Chuqiwanka |
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District | |
Country | ![]() |
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
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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