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Chojata District is one of eleven districts of the General Sánchez Cerro Province in Peru.[1]

Chojata
District
A view of Chojata and the mountains north and north-west of it
Country Peru
RegionMoquegua
ProvinceGeneral Sánchez Cerro
FoundedFebruary 15, 1955
CapitalChojata
Government
  MayorLucio Maldonado Roque
Area
  Total847.94 km2 (327.39 sq mi)
Elevation
3,625 m (11,893 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total1,986
  Density2.3/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO180202

Geography


One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun P'ukru at approximately 5,153 m (16,906 ft). 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 (85.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.40% 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 map General Sánchez Cerro Province (Moquegua 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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