Cajay District

Cajay
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huari
Founded January 13, 1961
Capital Cajay
Government
  Mayor Elias Morales Mendoza
Area
  Total 159.35 km2 (61.53 sq mi)
Elevation 3,050 m (10,010 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,252
  Density 20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021003

Cajay District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huari 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 (93.76%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (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)

Coordinates: 9°11′23″S 78°02′29″W / 9.18972°S 78.04139°W / -9.18972; -78.04139

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