Coordinates: 15°09′46″S 73°17′50″W / 15.1629°S 73.2973°W / -15.1629; -73.2973

Colta District

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Colta
CountryFile:Flag of Peru.svg Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvincePaucar del Sara Sara
CapitalColta
Government
 • MayorEulogio José Cayo Quispe
Area
 • Total
277.29 km2 (107.06 sq mi)
Elevation
3,300 m (10,800 ft)
Population
 • Total
587
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)

Colta District is one of ten districts of the province Paucar del Sara Sara 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 (72.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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)

15°09′46″S 73°17′50″W / 15.1629°S 73.2973°W / -15.1629; -73.2973