Cajay District

Cajay
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Huari
Founded	January 13, 1961
Capital	Cajay
Government
• Mayor	Marcotulio Mendoza Cadillo
Area
• Total	159.35 km^2 (61.53 sq mi)
Elevation	3,050 m (10,010 ft)
Population  (2007 census)
• Total	3,018
• Density	19/km^2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	021003

Cajay District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.^[1]

Geography

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

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

• Markahirka

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huari Province (Ancash Region)
3. 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)

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