| Cascapara | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Yungay |
| Founded | November 29, 1915 |
| Capital | Cascapara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pablo Cesar Berillo Figueroa (2019–2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 138.32 km (53.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,725 m (8,940 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,674 |
| • Density | 12/km (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 022002 |
| Website | municascapara.gob.pe |
Cascapara District is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province 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 (87.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
See also
External links
- (in Spanish) Official district web site
References
- (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Cascapara. Municipalidad Distrital de Cascapara Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 15, 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
9°13′01″S 77°43′01″W / 9.21694°S 77.71694°W / -9.21694; -77.71694
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