This article is about the district in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kachimayu.

Cachimayo District is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru.[1]

The district is named after the Kachimayu (Quechua for "salt river") which crosses the district from west to east.[2]

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).[3]

See also

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


13°28′45″S 72°03′57″W / 13.4791°S 72.0659°W / -13.4791; -72.0659

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