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Cocharcas District

Coordinates: 13°36′40″S 73°44′24″W / 13.61111°S 73.74000°W / -13.61111; -73.74000
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Cocharcas
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Cocharcas
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceChincheros
CapitalCocharcas
Government
 • MayorSilverio Florentino Valer Pizarro
Area
 • Total109.9 km2 (42.4 sq mi)
Elevation
3,030 m (9,940 ft)
Population
 • Total2,219
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030603

Cocharcas District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros 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 (86.25%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.13% 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 Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 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)

13°36′40″S 73°44′24″W / 13.61111°S 73.74000°W / -13.61111; -73.74000