Calapuja  | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Region | Puno | 
| Province | Lampa | 
| Founded | May 2, 1854 | 
| Capital | Calapuja | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andres Avelino Barrantes Yucra | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 141.3 km2 (54.6 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 3,843 m (12,608 ft) | 
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,175 | 
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) | 
| UBIGEO | 210703 | 
Calapuja District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.44% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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.
 - ↑ 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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