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Cachimayo Kachimayu
District
Cusco as seen from the Cachimayo District north of the town (near Chaypa and the mountain Sirk'a)
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Anta
Founded	May 15, 1970
Capital	Cachimayo
Government
• Mayor	Cirilo Quispe La Torre
Area
• Total	43.28 km (16.71 sq mi)
Elevation	3,442 m (11,293 ft)
Population
• Total	1,920
• Density	44/km (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080303

Cachimayo District is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru.

The district is named after the Kachimayu (Quechua for "salt river") which crosses the district from west to east.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

See also

• Sinqa

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 of the Anta Province (Cusco Region) (unnamed, south of the town Cachimayo)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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