Casca District

Casca
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Mariscal Luzuriaga
Founded October 17, 1944
Capital Casca
Government
 â€¢ Mayor Yone Walter Valverde Chauca
Area
 â€¢ Total 77.38 km2 (29.88 sq mi)
Elevation 3,132 m (10,276 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 â€¢ Total 4,278
 â€¢ Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021302

Casca District is one of eight districts of the province Mariscal Luzuriaga 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 (93.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.63% 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 8°52′01″S 77°25′01″W / 8.86694°S 77.41694°W / -8.86694; -77.41694

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