Choco District
# Choco District

Choco District is one of fourteen districts of the province Castilla in 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:

* Anta Qullu
* Anta Willkaña
* Apachita
* Ayri Qutu
* Chuqu Chuqu
* Chuqi Pirwa
* Chuqiwa
* Chila
* Janq'u Quta
* Kampanayuq
* Kiska P'anqa
* Kuntur
* Kuntur K'ark'a
* Kuntur
* Mawras
* Mulluq'u Pampa
* Panti
* Phusuqu
* P'isaqa
* Qallwa
* Qiñwa
* Qura
* Q'asiri
* Q'illa Q'illa
* Sama Q'asa
* Sirani
* Sukna
* Suntur Uta
* Taypi Q'asa
* Uqi Q'asa
* Uqha Q'asa
* Urqun Ikiña
* Wallatani
* Warana
* Wat'aña
* Wamani
* Waña Qutaki
* Waraquyuq
* Waywa Wawa
* Wit'u
* Yuraq Q'asa

## 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).

