Cajay District

Cajay District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.

Geography
One of the highest peaks of the province is P'unqu Chakayuq at approximately 4400 m. Other mountains are listed below:

• Chipta Chaka

• Hatun Qura

• Hirka

• Puka Mach'ay

• Pukyu

• Putaqa Hirka

• Phiruru

• Qiwlla

• Rikachakuna

• Yana Qucha

• Yuraq Qucha

Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.76%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).