Capaya | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Apurímac |
Province | Aymaraes |
Founded | January 12, 1956 |
Capital | Capaya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Vitaliano Julian Arbieto Roldan |
Area | |
• Total | 77.75 km2 (30.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,290 m (10,790 ft) |
Population (
2005 census) | |
• Total | 738 |
• Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( PET) |
UBIGEO | 030402 |
Capaya District is one of the seventeen districts of the province Aymaraes in Peru. [1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.73%) learnt to speak in childhood, 48.98% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [2]
14°07′08″S 73°19′05″W / 14.119°S 73.318°W