Cascapara District
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Cascapara | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Cascapara | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Yungay |
| Founded | November 29, 1915 |
| Capital | Cascapara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pablo Cesar Berillo Figueroa (2019–2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 138.32 km2 (53.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,725 m (8,940 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 1,674 |
| • Density | 12.10/km2 (31.34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 022002 |
| Website | municascapara.gob.pe |
Cascapara District is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru.[1][2]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
