Caja District
Caja | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Acobamba |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eliceo Izarra Tovar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.39 km2 (31.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,668 m (12,034 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 3,009 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090204 |
Caja District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba 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 (82.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.58% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References[]
- ^ (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)
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| Acobamba | |
| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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