Caicay District

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

Caicay
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Paucartambo
Capital	Caicay
Government
• Mayor	Ortencia Cuadros Torres
Area
• Total	110.72 km^2 (42.75 sq mi)
Elevation	3,100 m (10,200 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,789
• Density	25/km^2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081102

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

• Pumakancha
• P'unquchayuq
• Quri
• Tawqa

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)