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District in Puno, Peru
Caminaca
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceAzángaro
CapitalCaminaca
Government
 • MayorCesar Augusto Huaman Suero
Area
 • Total146.88 km (56.71 sq mi)
Elevation3,804 m (12,480 ft)
Population
 • Total3,791
 • Density26/km (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210205

Caminaca District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.29% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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. 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)
Azángaro
Carabaya
Chucuito
El Collao
Huancané
Lampa
Melgar
Moho
Puno
San Antonio de Putina
San Román
Sandia
Yunguyo


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