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Choco District is one of fourteen districts of the province Castilla in Peru.[1]

Choco
District
Apachita mountain and Qullqa River on the border of the districts of Choco (on the left) and Tapay
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceCastilla
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalChoco
Government
 • MayorTrifonio Lucas Aragon Lupaca
Area
 • Total904.33 km2 (349.16 sq mi)
Elevation
2,473 m (8,114 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,235
 • Density1.4/km2 (3.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040406

Geography


The Chila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Chila at 5,654 m (18,550 ft) above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:[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 (67.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]


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 and 2 (Arequipa Region)
  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)


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