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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 km (28.55 sq mi)
Elevation	2,790 m (9,150 ft)
Population
• Total	4,137
• Density	56/km (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	060103

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

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.

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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