Choco District

Choco
District
Apachita mountain and Qullqa River on the border of the districts of Choco (on the left) and Tapay
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Province	Castilla
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Choco
Government
• Mayor	Trifonio Lucas Aragon Lupaca
Area
• Total	904.33 km^2 (349.16 sq mi)
Elevation	2,473 m (8,114 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	1,235
• Density	1.4/km^2 (3.5/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	040406

Choco District is one of fourteen districts of the province Castilla in Peru.^[1]

Geography

The Chila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Chila at 5,654 m (18,550 ft) above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Anta Qullu Ayri Qutu Chuqi Pirwa Chuqiwa Chila Jichu Qullu Kiska P'anqa Kuntur Mawras Mulluq'u Pampa Phusuqu P'isaqa

Qallwa Q'asiri Q'illa Q'illa Sani Sirani Sukna Uqi Q'asa Wamani Waraquyuq Waywa Wawa Yuraq Q'asa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

References

1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1 and 2 (Arequipa Region)
3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)