Casca District is one of eight districts of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province in Peru.[1]
Casca | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Mariscal Luzuriaga |
| Founded | October 17, 1944 |
| Capital | Casca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yone Walter Valverde Chauca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77.38 km2 (29.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,132 m (10,276 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,278 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021302 |
Ethnic groups edit
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 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)
8°52′01″S 77°25′01″W / 8.86694°S 77.41694°W
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