Chetilla District

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Chetilla
District
Country  Peru
Region Cajamarca
Province Cajamarca
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Chetilla
Government
 • Mayor Israel Mendoza Tomay
Area
 • Total 73.94 km2 (28.55 sq mi)
Elevation 2,790 m (9,150 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 4,137
 • Density 56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 060103

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

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]

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  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. Ethnologue.com: Cajamarca Quechua. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=qvc