San Antonio de Cachi District

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San Antonio de Cachi

Kachi
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Andahuaylas
FoundedJune 8, 1936
Capital San Antonio de Cachi
Government
 •  Mayor Esteban Astuquillca Arcce
Area
 • Total178.78 km2 (69.03 sq mi)
Elevation
3,250 m (10,660 ft)
Population
 • Total3,547
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030212

San Antonio de Cachi or Kachi (Quechua for "salt") is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Wachana at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [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 (94.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 13°46′30″S73°36′14″W / 13.77500°S 73.60389°W / -13.77500; -73.60389


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