Colcha District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro, Peru.[1]

Colcha Qulcha
District
Colcha Location of Colcha in the Paruro province
Coordinates:
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Paruro
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Colcha
Government
• Mayor	Remigio La Torre Duran
Area
• Total	139.98 km2 (54.05 sq mi)
Elevation	2,796 m (9,173 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,357
• Density	9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081004

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.49%) learn to speak in childhood, 4.35% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

• Pumawasi

References

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