Cocharcas District (original) (raw)
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District in Apurímac, Peru
| Cocharcas | |
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| District | |
 The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Cocharcas |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Chincheros |
| Capital | Cocharcas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Silverio Florentino Valer Pizarro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.9 km2 (42.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,030 m (9,940 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 2,219 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030603 |
Cocharcas District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros in Peru.[1]
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]
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ 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