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Cajay District
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Cajay District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.[1]
Key Information
Geography
[edit]One of the highest peaks of the province is P'unqu Chakayuq at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Chipta Chaka
- Hatun Qura
- Hirka
- Puka Mach'ay
- Pukyu
- Putaqa Hirka
- Phiruru
- Qiwlla
- Rikachakuna
- Yana Qucha
- Yuraq Qucha
Ethnic groups
[edit]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).[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huari Province (Ancash Region)
- ^ 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)
9°11′23″S 78°02′29″W / 9.18972°S 78.04139°W

