Capachica District

Capachica District is one of fifteen districts of the province Puno in Peru.[1] Its seat is Capachica.

Capachica
District
Capachica peninsula
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Puno
Capital	Capachica
Government
• Mayor	Ascencion Laquise Humpire
Area
• Total	117.06 km^2 (45.20 sq mi)
Elevation	3,860 m (12,660 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	10,320
• Density	88/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210105

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.17%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

• Tikunata

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)