Founded January 2, 1857 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 2,473 m | Region Arequipa Capital Choco UBIGEO 040406 Area 904.3 km² | |
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Choco District is one of fourteen districts of the province Castilla in Peru.
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Map of Choco, Peru
Geography
The Chila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Chila at 5,654 m (18,550 ft) above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
Choco District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA