Casca
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceMariscal Luzuriaga
FoundedOctober 17, 1944
CapitalCasca
Government
  MayorYone Walter Valverde Chauca
Area
  Total77.38 km2 (29.88 sq mi)
Elevation
3,132 m (10,276 ft)
Population
  Total4,278
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021302

Casca District is one of eight districts of the Mariscal Luzuriaga Province 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 (93.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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. 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

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