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Ccochaccasa District

Coordinates: 12°55′39″S 74°46′12″W / 12.9275°S 74.7700°W / -12.9275; -74.7700
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Ccochaccasa
Quchaqasa
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Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAngaraes
FoundedOctober 30, 1984
CapitalCcochaccasa
Government
 • MayorAlejandro Taipe Huaira
Area
 • Total116.6 km2 (45.0 sq mi)
Elevation
4,150 m (13,620 ft)
Population
 • Total3,532
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090304

Ccochaccasa District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.62% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

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  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°55′39″S 74°46′12″W / 12.9275°S 74.7700°W / -12.9275; -74.7700