Chetilla District

Chetilla District is one of twelve districts of the province Cajamarca in Peru.[1]

Chetilla
District
Country Peru
RegionCajamarca
ProvinceCajamarca
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalChetilla
Government
 • MayorIsrael Mendoza Tomay
Area
 • Total73.94 km2 (28.55 sq mi)
Elevation
2,790 m (9,150 ft)
Population
 • Total4,137
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO060103

Along with Porcón (Cajamarca District) and Los Baños del Inca but in contrast to the rest of the Cajamarca Region, Chetilla is traditional Quechua-speaking area. However, the Cajamarca Quechua is under strong pressure from Spanish.[2]

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. Ethnologue.com: Cajamarca Quechua. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=qvc

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