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Caylloma
District
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Province	Caylloma
Capital	Caylloma
Area
• Total	1,499 km (579 sq mi)
Elevation	4,310 m (14,140 ft)
Population
• Total	4,101
• Density	2.7/km (7.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	040505

Caylloma District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

• Chunkara
• Chila
• Chilla Qullu
• Chunta
• Ch'uxña
• Hatun Chunkara
• Ichhu Pampa
• Inka Pirqa
• Janq'u Llalla
• Junt'uta
• Kiwicha
• Kuntur Sayana
• Kunturi
• Minasniyuq
• Puka Kancha
• Pukara
• Qarwa Tira
• Qullpa Q'asa
• Qura Qura
• Qutu
• Qhiwalluni
• Q'atawiña
• Q'illa Q'illa
• Tiklla
• T'allani Urqu
• Uta Sinqa
• Waqra
• Yaritayuq
• Yawri Qucha
• Yuraqmayu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.39% 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. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1
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)

15°11′25″S 71°46′30″W / 15.1903°S 71.7750°W / -15.1903; -71.7750

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