Caylloma District

District in Arequipa, Peru

Caylloma
District
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Province	Caylloma
Capital	Caylloma
Area
• Total	1,499 km² (579 sq mi)
Elevation	4,310 m (14,140 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	4,101
• Density	2.7/km² (7.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	040505

Caylloma District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.^[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[2]

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).^[3]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1
^ 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)