Caicay District

Caicay District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo in Peru.[1]

Caicay
District
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvincePaucartambo
CapitalCaicay
Government
 • MayorOrtencia Cuadros Torres
Area
 • Total110.72 km2 (42.75 sq mi)
Elevation
3,100 m (10,200 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,789
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO081102

Geography

The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which flows along the western border of the district.[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 (86.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.32% 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 April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
  3. 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)

13.5981°S 71.6968°W / -13.5981; -71.6968

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