Callalli District

Callalli
District
Country  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Caylloma
Capital Callalli
Government
  Mayor Maximiano Florencio Huayta Gonzales
Area
  Total 1,485.1 km2 (573.4 sq mi)
Elevation 3,867 m (12,687 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,554
  Density 1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 040504

Callalli District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma 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 (62.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.48% 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. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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