Callanmarca District

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Callanmarca
District
Callanmarca District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Angaraes
FoundedFebruary 28, 1941
Capital Callanmarca
Area
 • Total
26.02 km2 (10.05 sq mi)
Elevation
3,526 m (11,568 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
1,006
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090303

Callanmarca District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes 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 (92.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.85% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

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. ↑ 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)

12°52′01″S74°37′23″W / 12.8669°S 74.6231°W / -12.8669; -74.6231


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